Heart Failure Represents Considerable Global Health Concern
From 1990, increase in absolute numbers of heart failure prevalent cases and years lived with disability
From 1990, increase in absolute numbers of heart failure prevalent cases and years lived with disability
A newly developed prognostic metabolite score was found to be useful in distinguishing heart failure with midrange vs preserved or reduced ejection fraction.
Electrocardiographic sign of left ventricular hypertrophy was found to predict HF among women.
Greater physical activity may be associated with reduced risk for heart failure in several high-risk subgroups.
Increased salt taste sensitivity in the 12 weeks following hospitalization for heart failure was associated with fewer days of rehospitalization.
Acute decompensated heart failure in children is characterized by high burdens of comorbidities, mortality, and frequent readmission, especially among patients with underlying congenital heart disease.
Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) who live remotely can be successfully managed with specialized training and cooperation between local physicians and specialty medical centers.
For patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR), frailty is an independent predictor of morbidity, death, and increased hospitalization costs.
A journal’s retraction of a study linking electronic cigarettes with an increased risk for heart attack is being challenged by the author.
In general, significantly greater NPY levels were observed in women, patients with diabetes, and patients with hypertension.