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

HeartRhythm

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

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Characterisation of the octogenarians presenting to the diagnostic heart failure clinic: SHEAF registry

Open Heart

We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics which were associated with optimisation of HF pharmacological intervention in the clinic, conducting multivariate regression analysis. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) was the most common phenotype and increased significantly compared with the first period (46.3%

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Exercise training in heart failure

Heart BMJ

To be familiar with the specific considerations of exercise training prescription in specific HF population groups including HF with preserved ejection fraction. To be aware of needs and requirements of remote delivery (home and digital supported) models of exercise training for people with HF.

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American College of Cardiology Sets Full Range of Education Sessions and Meetings ACC Scientific Session, ACC.24

DAIC

The “Pharmacology Program” will cover hot topics in cardiovascular medicine that are key issues that pharmacists, as well as other health care team members, face in managing complex patients. This includes a review of updated clinical guidelines and best practices.

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Circulating neutrophil?related proteins associate with incident heart failure and cardiac dysfunction: The ARIC study

European Journal of Heart Failure

HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Abstract Aims Neutrophil activity contributes to adverse cardiac remodelling in experimental acute cardiac injury and is modifiable with pharmacologic agents like colchicine.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

4] More recently, at least at the epidemiologic level, the obesity paradox has been confirmed in both heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but also in those with coronary heart disease. [5, Carbone, Salvatore, et al. Future Cardiology 13.5

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