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Dress Code: Silhouette | FashionBeans
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The Most Stylish Character You’ve Probably Never Noticed
The Most Stylish Character You’ve Probably Never Noticed
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Aug , 2023
Natriuresis-guided diuretic therapy improves decongestion in acute heart failure
Tag: Heart Failure

Natriuresis-guided diuretic therapy improves decongestion in acute heart failure

A pragmatic natriuresis-guided diuretic approach in patients with acute heart failure significantly increases 24-hour natriuresis without impacting all-cause mortality or heart failure rehospitalization, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023. The PUSH-AHF trial provides the first randomized evidence supporting the natriuresis-guided treatment approach advised in […]

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Aug , 2023
Study shows benefit of traditional Chinese medicine for heart failure
Tag: Heart Failure

Study shows benefit of traditional Chinese medicine for heart failure

​The traditional Chinese medicine qiliqiangxin reduces hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023. Qiliqiangxin is a traditional Chinese medicine extract obtained from 11 types of herbs (Table 1). […]

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Aug , 2023
Focused update of ESC Heart Failure Guidelines integrates latest evidence-based treatments
Tag: Heart Failure

Focused update of ESC Heart Failure Guidelines integrates latest evidence-based treatments

A focused update of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure Guidelines is published online today in European Heart Journal following the results of major new trials that should change the management of patients with heart failure. Heart failure is a fast-moving area of research and exciting new trials are expanding the treatment […]

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Jul , 2023
Blood test may help identify patients at risk for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy
Tag: Heart Failure

Blood test may help identify patients at risk for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

A new multi-center study led by doctors at Boston Medical Center and Columbia University found that having a genetic variant in the prealbumin gene alone is not sufficient for diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in older Black patients. Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers discovered that a blood test that measures […]

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Jul , 2023
Black patients with ICDs have higher rate of post-implant cardiac events and risk of death
Tag: Heart Failure

Black patients with ICDs have higher rate of post-implant cardiac events and risk of death

Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have a significantly higher burden of disease than white patients with the same device, according to a new study from University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) cardiology researchers. Analyzing data from clinical trials conducted over a 20-year period by the Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (CCRC) at URMC, investigators […]

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Jul , 2023
Macrophages may play a major role in the development of atrial fibrillation
Tag: Heart Failure

Macrophages may play a major role in the development of atrial fibrillation

Current treatments for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart condition characterized by fast and irregular beats that can lead to stroke and heart failure, have multiple side effects and are ineffective for preventing AFib recurrence. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Science reveals that certain immune cells play […]
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