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Finerenone Treatment Slows Chronic Kidney Disease Progression After Heart Failure Hospitalization

HCPLive

A numerically slower decline in eGFR was reported in the finerenone cohort after hospitalization for heart failure when compared with placebo.

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Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Heart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 in PLOS ONE.

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Eplerenone, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: findings from the EARLIER trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are often underutilized in patients with heart failure (HF), particularly those with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the impact of concurren.

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Hyperuricaemia elevates risk of short-term readmission and mortality in patients with heart failure

Open Heart

Background Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Results Baseline characteristics revealed significant differences between NUA and HUA groups, with the latter exhibiting a higher prevalence of males, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and elevated levels of various biomarkers.

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Inpatient dialysis initiation higher for patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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Patients With Tuberculosis at Increased Risk of Gout

HCPLive

Other risk factors in the population included PZA or ETB use, hypertension, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease.

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SUMMIT: No Impact From Baseline eGFR on HF Outcomes With Tirzepatide

American College of Cardiology

25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in JACC.