Heart Failure

Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump as much blood as the body requires. This ineffective pumping can lead to enlargement of the heart as the myocardium works harder pump the same amount of blood. Heart failure may be caused by defects in the myocardium, such as an a heart attack infarct, or due to structural issues such as severe heart valve regurgitation. Heart failure can be divided into HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The disease is further divided into four New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes. Stage IV heart failure is when the heart is completely failing and requires a heart transplant or hemodynamic support from a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

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24% of heart failure patients hospitalized with COVID-19 die

The authors examined data from more than 1.2 million patients, tracking individuals who had previously been hospitalized for heart failure and then returned later due to COVID-19. 

January 21, 2021
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How to predict heart failure among patients with diabetes, prediabetes

Researchers were able to predict, with considerable accuracy, each patient's 5- and 10-year risk of heart failure. 

January 15, 2021
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has published a new guidance document focused on the treatment of patients who present with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and other chronic conditions sch as hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Beta-blockers make little difference for heart attack patients without heart failure or LVSD

The researchers, sharing their work in the American Journal of Cardiology, suggested multiple reasons why this may be the case. 

January 15, 2021

American College of Cardiology shares new treatment guidelines for HFrEF, emphasizing team-based approach

The document, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, includes updated data and new treatment strategies. 

January 12, 2021
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Why heart failure patients should receive a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible

New research, published in ESC Heart Failure, details why heart failure patients are a high-risk group and will benefit from vaccination. 

January 7, 2021
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‘Safe and effective’: Heart Failure Society of America urges patients to get COVID-19 vaccine

"Being vaccinated is an important step in prevention," one specialist said.

December 23, 2020
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors increase risk of myocarditis, arrhythmias, heart failure and CV death

The study’s authors tracked data from more than 13,000 patients with malignant melanoma and more than 25,000 patients with lung cancer.

December 16, 2020
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EHR data detects patients at a higher risk of AFib, stroke or heart failure

When the patient had a history of stroke or heart failure, the researchers noted, their prediction model was less accurate. 

December 10, 2020
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