HF/Transplantation News

A narrative review found no evidence that sodium restriction affects morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure.

In patients with obesity-driven heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, semaglutide 2.4 mg was associated with more improvement in NYHA functional class compared with placebo, according to new data from the STEP-HFpEF trials.

Endotronix announced the FDA has given premarket approval to its pulmonary artery sensor system for the treatment of NYHA class III heart failure.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced the positive top-line results of the phase 3 HELIOS-B trial of its investigational RNA interfering therapy vutrisiran for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

Depressive symptoms during pregnancy may indicate elevated cardiovascular risk for women, especially hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

PHILADELPHIA — In the cardiovascular outcomes analysis of the GRADE trial, liraglutide was linked to lower risk for certain CV outcomes compared with other glucose-lowering therapies, researchers reported.

Reflecting disparities in cardiovascular care, there were nearly 800,000 excess CV deaths among Black Americans between 2000 and 2022, according to a “report card” published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

HF is associated with a fourfold increased risk for death and a sixfold to ninefold increased risk for sudden cardiac death, and its direct and indirect costs are estimated to reach $69.8 billion annually in the United States by 2030.

Adults with HF who practiced weekly yoga for 1 year had greater improvements in heart health than those receiving medical management alone, according to a poster presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2024 meeting.

Teleflex and its subsidiary Arrow International issued a recall of its intra-aortic balloon catheter kits due to a manufacturing error that may cause the balloon to become overtwisted.