Search results for "Heart Failure"
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Mar 2023
Sepsis associated with higher cardiovascular risk after hospitalization
A retrospective cohort analysis of 2.25 million U.S. patients found that those with sepsis were at higher risk for all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for each major type of cardiovascular disease event, particularly heart failure, than those without.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2023
The truth about Popeye and other iron tidbits
Green leafy vegetables, tofu, and lentils are all good sources of iron, but iron is most effectively absorbed when it is heme-based, as in red meat.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/iron.htm
1 Jun 2017
Rapid uptitration of oral HF therapies after HF hospitalization was safe, effective across LVEF categories
A high-intensity care strategy was associated with a reduced risk of death or heart failure (HF) readmission at 180 days in patients hospitalized for acute HF, regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), a prespecified analysis of a randomized trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/30/4.htm
30 May 2023
Beta-blockers in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction may lower all-cause mortality
Use of beta-blockers in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) was associated with lower all-cause mortality but not with consistent reductions in the combined outcome of mortality and heart failure hospitalization, an observational cohort study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/18/5.htm
18 Nov 2014
Prescription NSAIDs associated with heart failure risk, study finds
A 19% increased risk for hospital admission for heart failure was found to be associated with any use of NSAIDs in the preceding 14 days versus past use of any NSAIDs. Diclofenac, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketorolac, naproxen, nimesulide, piroxicam, etoricoxib, and rofecoxib were associated with increased risk for hospital admission.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/04/1.htm
4 Oct 2016
Simplified cardiac risk score may help predict heart failure in primary care
A simplified cardiac risk score may help predict heart failure in primary care, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/7.htm
22 May 2012
Rule appears to improves diagnostic accuracy for new heart failure
Researchers developed a new rule for diagnosing heart failure, based on a study of primary care patients suspected of having the disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/4.htm
6 Dec 2011
Nesiritide not effective for acute heart failure, study finds
Nesiritide is not an effective treatment for acute decompensated heart failure, according to a new controlled trial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/12/5.htm
12 Jul 2011
Some transitional care interventions more effective than others for reducing readmissions and mortality following hospitalizations for heart failure
Home-visit programs and multidisciplinary clinics reduced all-cause readmission and mortality for up to 6 months following hospitalizations for heart failure, a meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/03/6.htm
3 Jun 2014