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Tenax Therapeutics Announces New U.S. Patent Covering the Use of Levosimendan in Pulmonary Hypertension with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF)

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Initially discovered and developed by Orion Corporation in Finland, intravenous levosimendan is approved in 60 countries outside the United States for use in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure. Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:48 May 6, 2024 — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ,

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Pulse pressure and aortic valve peak velocity as new predictors of heart failure in patients post-myocardial infarction

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Heart failure (HF) is one of the significant complications in patients with myocardial infarction (MI), leading to increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Common predictors include older age, prior hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation. HFrEF is more commonly.

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FDA Accepts, Grants Priority Review Designation for Bayer's msNRA for Patients with Heart Failure

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) and granted Priority Review designation for KERENDIA(finerenone) for the treatment of adult patients with heart failure (HF) with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40%, i.e., mildly reduced LVEF (HFmrEF) or preserved LVEF (HFpEF).

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Impaired T cell IRE1?/XBP1 signaling directs inflammation in experimental heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a widespread syndrome with limited therapeutic options and poorly understood immune pathophysiology.

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Right ventricular function and anemia in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundAnemia is a common complication in patients with heart failure and is associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

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Top 10: Must-reads from the Month of May

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American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Issue New Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Management Guidelines 2. New Study Published in JACC: Heart Failure Reveals that Despite Significant Efforts to Improve Acute Heart Failure Treatment Over the Past 20 Years, Management Remains Unchanged 3.

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The Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction "Twindemic” - Shared Root Causes and Treatment Targets

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are comorbid conditions that are increasingly prevalent and have a high socioeconomic burden. This article discusses their shared pathophysiology, focusing on the triad of hypertension, obesity, and aging.We