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Quality of life in heart failure. The heart of the matter. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology

European Journal of Heart Failure

For most patients with chronic, progressive illnesses, maintaining good quality of life (QoL), with preserved functional capacity, is just as crucial as prolonging survival.

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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.

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Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical trial.

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Digital Consults to Enhance Heart Failure Treatment: The ADMINISTER Trial

Cardiology Update

Despite proven benefits in reducing morbidity and mortality, many heart failure (HF) patients do not receive optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). ESC Heart Failure 2024; 11 : 560–569. The post Digital Consults to Enhance Heart Failure Treatment: The ADMINISTER Trial appeared first on Cardiology Update.

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Patient Enrollment Commenced in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of CardiAMP Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

DAIC

BioCardia previously confirmed alignment with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of the 250-patient randomized, controlled trial and the minimum of 12-month primary composite endpoint of all cause death, reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, and improvement in quality of life.

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Bayer to Present New Investigational Heart Failure Data, Continued Portfolio Research in Chronic Kidney Disease at ACC.25

DAIC

Ten presentations will feature new data from the pivotal Phase III FINEARTS-HF cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial, which investigated KERENDIA for treatingt 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). Additional ACC.25

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Treating iron deficiency in patients with heart failure: what, why, when, how, where and who

Heart BMJ

For patients with heart failure and reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, iron deficiency is common and associated with more severe symptoms, worse quality of life and an increased risk of hospitalisations and death.