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Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified

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Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:56 April 30, 2024 — A multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( VUMC ) and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure , a leading cause of hospitalization and death. hospitals from emergency rooms.

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Proposed Risk Factor Tool Finds Heart Failure Rates are Higher Among American Indian Adults

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21, 2024 — The incidence rate of heart failure was 2- to 3-fold higher among American Indian populations than rates observed in studies focused on other population groups, such as African American, Hispanic or white adults, in a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Calpain inhibition takes center stage against atrial fibrillation in the diabetic heart

HeartRhythm

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health problem that continues to grow worldwide. 2 As noted elsewhere,3 DM and AF affect a population that shares concomitant conditions such as obesity, hypertension and even heart failure (HF). of the population.1 of the population.1 Further, DM is a major risk for AF.

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Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050—Prevalence of Risk Factors and Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Diabetes (16.3% to 9.2%), heart failure (2.7% Clinical and public health interventions are needed to effectively manage, stem, and even reverse these adverse trends. in 2020 to 61.0% to 26.8%) and obesity (43.1% to 60.6%) will increase, whereas hypercholesterolemia will decline (45.8% to 3.8%), stroke (3.9%

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

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A-Fib, as the condition is commonly known, has been on the rise for at least the past decade, driven by the aging of the population, along with increasing rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Earlier projections had estimated that 3.3 million U.S. The study appears Sept. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology JACC.

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National AFib Awareness Month: A Call to Action for Physicians Worldwide

ADN Center of Excellence

AFib is associated with a fivefold increased risk of stroke, and it is also linked to heart failure, chronic fatigue, and other serious health issues. The Growing Global Burden of AFib The global incidence of AFib is on the rise, making it a significant public health concern.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease

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Clinicians currently use two separate risk models to assess patients’ chances of having heart attacks , strokes , and other major cardiovascular events. Reflecting this, some treatment guidelines for these patients now take into account factors such as diabetes and smoking status that are also used in primary-prevention risk assessment. “We