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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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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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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Phenotype Is Associated With Early Symptom Onset in Aortic Stenosis and Residual Symptoms After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundAortic stenosis can lead to cardiac adaptations and symptoms similar to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Methods and ResultsThis retrospective cohort study included 469 patients with moderate aortic stenosis.

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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