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Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight

Science Daily - Heart Disease

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new research. This is the first study to comprehensively investigate the effects of fatty muscles on heart disease.

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Nasal spray version of common diuretic has potential to help treat heart failure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The existing oral and intravenous forms of bumetanide are commonly prescribed for people with heart failure because they ease tissue swelling, a common cause of symptoms for people with heart failure.

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Atrial arrhythmia and heart failure in congenital heart disease: a pas de deux with consequences

Heart BMJ

In adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD patients), atrial arrhythmias (AA) and heart failure (HF) are common. 1 Factors related to congenital heart disease, such as underlying anatomy, surgical repair technique and scars, can all be considered as AA substrates.

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Heart failure, atrial fibrillation & coronary heart disease linked to cognitive impairment

American Heart News - Heart News

Statement Highlights: Previous studies have found that 14-81% of patients with heart failure experience some degree of cognitive impairment affecting language, memory or executive function. Evidence also indicates that people with atrial fibrillation.

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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Atrial arrhythmia and heart failure in adult patients with congenital heart disease: a retrospective cohort study

Heart BMJ

Background Atrial arrhythmias (AA) and heart failure (HF) are major causes of hospitalisation in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Methods In this single-centre retrospective cohort study, data from 3995 patients with ACHD were analysed.

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Heart failure in low-income and middle-income countries

Heart BMJ

Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life and extremely high costs to healthcare systems worldwide. In this review, we aim to comprehensively describe the burden of HF from an LMIC perspective, based on the more recent available data.