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Jun , 2024
Novo Nordisk presents key findings from semaglutide trials at ADA scientific sessions 2024
Tag: Heart Failure

Novo Nordisk presents key findings from semaglutide trials at ADA scientific sessions 2024

Novo Nordisk today announced the presentation of 34 abstracts highlighting the breadth of its portfolio at the upcoming 84th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The conference will be held in-person and virtually from 21–24 June 2024 in Orlando, US. Additional data from three landmark trials with semaglutide will also be presented in dedicated […]

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Mar , 2024
Research identifies optimal body weight to reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients
Tag: Heart Failure

Research identifies optimal body weight to reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), identifies the optimum body weight range for adults with type 2 diabetes to minimize their risk of dying from any cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. The findings, based on health data […]

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Mar , 2024
An ActRIIA fusion protein got FDA approved for PAH treatment
Tag: Heart Failure

An ActRIIA fusion protein got FDA approved for PAH treatment

Mar 28 2024Reviewed by Maria Osipova On March 26th, the US FDA granted approval for Merck’s WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk), marking a significant milestone in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment. PAH, characterized by elevated blood pressure in the arteries connecting the heart and lungs, poses a grave risk of heart failure. While pulmonary vasodilators have improved patient […]

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Mar , 2024
COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Tag: Heart Failure

COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection

The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart. COVID-19 vaccines proved to be highly effective in reducing the severity of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19-related hospital admission and death. And while some […]

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Feb , 2024
HartWacht app enables remote blood pressure and arrhythmia monitoring for Amsterdam UMC patients
Tag: Heart Failure

HartWacht app enables remote blood pressure and arrhythmia monitoring for Amsterdam UMC patients

From today, patients and doctors at Amsterdam UMC’s Heart Centre can make use of the app HartWacht (HeartGuard, in English) to supplement their care. Through the use of a small measurement instrument, around the size of a cereal bar, and a mobile app, patients can now have their blood pressure and arrythmias monitored at home. […]

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Feb , 2024
MIT researchers develop new test for ventricular assist device suitability
Tag: Heart Failure

MIT researchers develop new test for ventricular assist device suitability

Every year, around 50,000 people in the United States experience cardiogenic shock -; a life-threatening condition, usually caused by a severe heart attack, in which the heart can’t pump enough blood for the body’s needs. Many of these patients end up receiving help from a mechanical pump that can temporarily help the heart pump blood […]

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Jan , 2024
Which wins for heart failure patients with depression?
Tag: Heart Failure

Which wins for heart failure patients with depression?

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the efficacy of antidepressant medication management (MEDS) against behavioral activation psychotherapy (BA) among inpatients admitted to a hospital with heart failure (HF) and outpatients presenting to clinics for HF follow-up, both experiencing depressive symptoms. They conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) between 2018 and 2022, […]

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Jan , 2024
Scotland’s NHS Golden Jubilee heart transplant unit expands to support more patients
Tag: Heart Failure

Scotland’s NHS Golden Jubilee heart transplant unit expands to support more patients

Scotland’s only heart transplant center at NHS Golden Jubilee, is expanding to support more patients across Scotland than ever before. Heart transplant patient Colin Gray (above). Image Credit: NHS Golden JubileeThe Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service (SNAHFS), based at the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital in Clydebank, now has a second ward, which will […]

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Dec , 2023
Readers on the costs of long-term care
Tag: Heart Failure

Readers on the costs of long-term care

Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained the lifetime savings of so many American families. And some offered possible solutions. In more than 4,200 comments, readers […]

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Nov , 2023
Social support needed to reduce the barriers in accessing cardiac rehabilitation
Tag: Heart Failure

Social support needed to reduce the barriers in accessing cardiac rehabilitation

Noted experts in cardiovascular rehabilitation attending the Third Jim Pattison-Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium (Banff, April 21-23, 2023) observed that although cardiac rehabilitation benefits diverse groups of patients and affords the most cost-effective prevention for recurrent events, it is grossly underutilized globally. They concluded that access is the hardest obstacle for patients to […]
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