What people ate at the start of a 20-year study was linked to their heart failure odds
Diet records from the early 2000s offer a window into how everyday food choices and existing health conditions…
New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
FDA Announces New Nationwide Blood Pressure Medication Recall
If you take blood pressure medication—or know someone who does—there’s a new recall you’ll want to know about.…
Study identifies shared pathway driving cardiac fibrosis
Three adenosine receptor subtypes that normally send different signals were found to converge on a common pathway that…
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair lowers mortality and hospitalizations in high-risk patients
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair significantly improved clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, according to results…
H-ISDN shows no significant benefit in broader heart failure population
In patients with heart failure, hydralazine with isosorbide dinitrate did not significantly improve the incidence of death or…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
Breast cancer survivors could avoid lifelong heart medication, research suggests
Many breast cancer survivors whose treatment caused them to develop problems with their heart function can safely stop their medication after their heart recovers and most won’t need to continue treatment long-term, according to…
Study shows how temperature extremes can contribute to heart failure hospitalizations
Heart failure hospitalization risk increases after short-term exposure to cold spells, lower ambient temperatures and higher ambient temperatures,…
Blood-brain barrier-crossing blood pressure drugs linked to lower dementia risk
A nearly 12-year analysis of more than 66,000 matched adults suggests that where a blood pressure drug can…
New study makes progress in understanding the mechanisms behind severity of HFpEF
Approximately 3 million people in the United States are living with a condition called heart failure with preserved…
Natural Postbiotic Compound Shows Promise against Hard-to-Treat Heart Failure
Researchers at King’s College London have identified a surprising new therapeutic mechanism for a type of heart failure…