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Efficacy and safety of angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibition in heart failure patients with end‐stage kidney disease on maintenance dialysis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Meta-analysis on the main outcomes of angiotensin receptorneprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) in heart failure (HF) patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis. However, the evidence on the benefits of ARNI in HF patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing dialysis is limited.

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Blood pressure self-monitoring practice and associated factors among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up at South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

Open Heart

It is risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke and kidney disease. Hence, this study aimed to assess blood pressure (BP) self-monitoring practice and associated factors among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up in South Wollo Zone public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia. and then exported to SPSS V.25

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Association of serum copeptin and urinary uromodulin with kidney function, blood pressure and albuminuria at 6 weeks post-partum in pre-eclampsia

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Preeclampsia (PE) is associated with subsequent higher risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease. Serum copeptin, as a proxy for vasopressin, and urinary uromodulin, were associated with PE physiopathology and kidney functional mass respectively.

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Kidney Week 2023: Top Ten Takeaways

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Key findings presented at the conference included disparities in access to kidney transplantation and waitlisting based on race and neighborhood characteristics, racial and ethnic differences in incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the use of motivational strategies to improve dialysis nonadherence among African American patients.

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Prediction of In?Hospital Mortality for Ischemic Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Journal of the American Heart Association

Fifteen parameters were selected to assess in‐hospital mortality. ConclusionsThe PRECISE score demonstrated high predictive performance and directly translates into the expected in‐hospital mortality rate. However, a systemic predictive model estimating the mortality of refractory ischemic CS is lacking.

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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

AFib causes a variety of symptoms, including fast or chaotic heartbeat, fatigue, shortness of breath, and chest pain, and causes about 450,000 hospitalizations each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For example, kidney disease is not included in CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc.

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One Injection of Novel Drug Cuts Systolic Blood Pressure by Up to 12 mmHg

DAIC

Akshay Desai, MD “Compared to placebo, a single injection of zilebesiran resulted in clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure at three months when added to commonly used antihypertensive treatments,” said Akshay Desai, MD, MPH , a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and a study coauthor. “In