Penn Heart and Vascular Blog

MAY 18, 2022

Exercise can improve the strength and efficiency of the body and boost the quality of life for patients living with heart failure.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Background Exercise training is commonly employed as a efficacious supplementary treatment for individuals suffering from heart failure, but the optimal exercise regimen is still controversial. 41.70), and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MD = −4.45, 95% CI for −6.25

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 2, 2024

Iron deficiency (ID) is a common comorbidity among patients with heart failure (HF), and it is associated with reduced exercise tolerance and quality of life and serves as a marker of increased risk of hospitalizations and mortality.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:In heart failure, sympathetic excess and exercise intolerance impair quality of life. CONCLUSIONS:In contrast to CMCs, patients with HFpEF exhibit augmented MSNA at rest and during exercise.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Exercise training in patients with advanced heart failure and left ventricular assist device (Ex-VAD) trial. Aims Small studies and observations suggested that exercise training may improve peak oxygen consumption (peakVO 2 ) in patients with advanced heart failure and left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

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Open Heart

AUGUST 10, 2023

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in individuals with heart failure (HF). Individuals with HF and AF may have a reduced functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) which leads to hospital admission and burden on clinical services. Evidence supported the effect of exercise training in individuals with HF.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 12, 2025

This event encompasses various facets, including public health, primary care, secondary prevention, rehabilitation, sports cardiology, and exercise. This includes the establishment of networks dedicated to its management, education, and research, as well as Late-Breaking Science.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This 2023 Cochrane review of 60 randomized trials in 8728 heart failure patients, confirms the benefits of participation in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR), including reduced risk of hospitalization and a clinically meaningful improvement in health-related quality of life.

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DAIC

MAY 2, 2024

Results from the open label roll-in cohort of patients having chronic myocardial ischemia with refractory angina showed an average increase in exercise tolerance of 107 seconds and an average of 82% reduction in angina episodes at the primary six-month follow-up endpoint compared to before receiving the study treatment.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Decline in exercise ability is a hallmark of progression to overt heart failure. The international ARISE-HF trial was designed to test the effectiveness of the investigational drug AT-001 at stabilizing exercise capacity in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Background:Patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity experience high burden of symptoms and functional impairment, and a poor quality of life. mg improved symptoms, physical limitations and exercise function, and reduced inflammation and body weight. 5.4,16.1), 8.1

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Objectives Our study was to evaluate the effect of Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills(QSYQ) on the prognosis of chronic ischemic heart failure(CIHF) and its safety. Nonetheless, limited by the quality and high heterogeneity of the literature, we must be conservative and cautious about the present results.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This has made the whole concept of RV-LV synchronization a futile exercise in many. However, advanced heart failure therapy never means it can be achieved only by state-of-the-art technology. Cardiac failure management remains basically disciplined medical management and a holistic approach to improve the quality of life.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

Today’s video is on the subject of heart failure. Heart failure is a chronic clinical syndrome characterised by the inability of the heart to pump out enough blood to meet the body’s requirements. Anything that affects the heart in a bad way may in its severest form lead to heart failure.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 2, 2024

This event encompasses various facets, including public health, primary care, secondary prevention, rehabilitation, sports cardiology, and exercise. Hashtag: #ESCPrev2024 5. This includes the establishment of networks dedicated to its management, education, and research, as well as Late-Breaking Science. Hashtag: #HeartFailure2024 6.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Background: Patients with heart failure, a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and obesity have significant disability and suffer frequent exacerbations of heart failure. 6MWD 302.881.7meters, and 53%(n=388) had a worsening heart failure event in the prior 12 months. Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Open Heart

JULY 11, 2022

Background Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is being evaluated as a possible alternative to exercise training to improve functional capacity in severely deconditioned patients with heart failure (HF). However, there is insufficient data on delayed effects of EMS starting early after decompensation.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Patients with heart failure may suffer from symptom distress, affecting their overall quality of life and psychological well-being including depression. The experimental group received a 12-week NICE-Support intervention, encompassing nursing instruction, nutritional counseling, exercise, and support.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MAY 23, 2022

Today’s vlog is on the subject of heart failure and in particular on a special type of pacemaker which can make a significant improvement to the quality of life and length of life in patients with heart failure. What is heart failure?

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Given the well-documented benefits of yoga on the cardiovascular system and improvement of exercise tolerance and quality of life, the American Heart Association recently recommended yoga as a safe and well-tolerated adjunctive therapy for patients with heart failure (HF).

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Circulation

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BACKGROUND:Despite advances in medical and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), individuals with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) have persistent symptoms, including exercise intolerance. Mean arterial pressure was significantly lower during diastolic walking (85±12 versus 98±20 mm Hg;P=0.007).CONCLUSIONS:In

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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Aims Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with poor outcomes, regardless of anaemia status. Iron supplementation has been demonstrated to improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with HF with an ejection fraction <50% and ID.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Increasing severity of obesity is associated with multiple characteristics that may contribute to the development or worsening of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Pulmonary vascular resistance at rest and exercise decreased with higher BMI. Overall, 60.9% of patients had BMI ≥30 kg/m 2.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 29, 2024

Current guidelines recommend ICD implantation in individuals with symptomatic heart failure (HF) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) if they have been receiving optimal guideline directed medical therapy for at least 3-6 months and who are expected to have survival greater than one year with meaningful quality of life (1).

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European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Aims Timely referrals for transplantation and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) play a key role in favourable outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Cardiovascular mortality, driven by sudden cardiac death, is the main reason for dying while waiting for heart transplantation (HTx).

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 3, 2025

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) frequently coexist, sharing significant overlap in prevalence and pathophysiological mechanisms. Guidelines for diagnosing and treating iron deficiency differ between HF and CKD.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 7, 2025

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundCardiac myosin inhibitors were recently developed to address the underlying pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and to improve symptoms and quality of life. per 100 patientyears, respectively, in oHCM), and heart failure (1.7

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Maron, MD “Our findings provide enthusiasm that a novel drug therapy with ninerafaxstat may provide nonobstructive HCM patients an opportunity to achieve a better quality of life by decreasing symptom burden and improving exercise capacity,” said Martin S.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

So, if living longer, at a higher quality of life with preserved cognitive capacity is a priority, then exercise has to be on your list. Both of these conditions, however, are preventable with appropriate attention to the standard lifestyle factors of nutrition and exercise. High Blood Pressure. J Intern Med.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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CardiacWire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Perhaps more importantly , the HU6 group achieved a range of obesity and HF-related secondary endpoints, including exercise capacity, quality of life, body composition, cardiac function/structure, and cardiometabolic dysfunction markers (e.g.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

So she went back in 4 weeks and this time saw another doctor who asked her to stop the inhalers and suggested that it could be her heart and organised a chest X-ray and blood tests. Medications that improve quality of life in heart failure for example include diuretics.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AUGUST 8, 2024

4 Keys To Partnering With Patients: The Cornerstone of Effective Cardiorenal Metabolic Management At the heart of any successful healthcare intervention lies the patient. Engaging individuals as active participants in their care plans can significantly enhance outcomes and improve overall quality of life.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The primary outcomes were exercise capacity, diastolic function, and quality of life at baseline evaluation. After controlling for potential confounding variables, there were no differences in baseline exercise capacity [peak VO2 (mL/kg/min): 12.1 Patients were divided into two groups based on BB use at trial enrollment.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 17, 2025

BackgroundSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) are standard therapy for heart failure (HF). mL/kg/min; p=0.297], while exercise ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope) improved [from 34.2 NT-proBNP, ST-2, and hs-TNI did not change as overall body fluids and quality of life assessed by KCCQ.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

IntroductionComprehensive, hybrid cardiac rehabilitation (CR) models have been scantly investigated in heart failure (HF) populations, particularly in low-resource settings. Controls will receive similar management, but face-to-face continuous aerobic exercise sessions and resistance exercises.

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