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Kidney Dysfunction May Predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Heart Failure

DAIC

Image courtesy of Yoshihiro Sobue from Fujita Health University mtaschetta-millane Tue, 07/30/2024 - 09:18 July 30, 2024 — Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a compromised blood supply, are at greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

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21-23 hsCRP is nonspecific inflammatory marker and an acute phase reactant that predicts the likelihood of a heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease and sudden cardiac death among healthy individuals with no history of CV disease, and recurrent events and death in patients with known ASCVD.22

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ACC/AHA Release Updated 2023 Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AF is associated with an increased risk of death as well as multiple adverse outcomes, including stroke, cognitive impairment or dementia, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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New Study Finds Early Coronary Disease, Impaired Heart Function in Asymptomatic People with HIV

DAIC

Recent research has shown that cardiovascular disease is higher in persons living with HIV compared with individuals without HIV, with an estimated 4-fold higher rate of sudden cardiac death compared with the general population. million lives so far. Gharib, M.D.