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January 15, 2021
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AFFIRM-AHF

AFFIRM-AHF

Ferric carboxymaltose vs. placebo in iron-deficient patients with acute HF.

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December 31, 2020
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Fatal COVID-19 outcomes associated with CVD, risk factors regardless of age

Fatal COVID-19 outcomes associated with CVD, risk factors regardless of age

Fatal outcomes in COVID-19 were associated with patients with CVD and risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes across all age groups, according to a meta-analysis.

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November 23, 2020
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CV health profiles worse among adults born preterm or with low birth weight vs. controls

CV health profiles worse among adults born preterm or with low birth weight vs. controls

Adults who were born extremely preterm or had an extremely low birth weight had worse CV profiles compared with adult controls, according to findings published in Hypertension.

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November 13, 2020
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Iron supplementation for deficiency in acute HF lowers risk for future hospitalization

Iron supplementation for deficiency in acute HF lowers risk for future hospitalization

Supplementation in iron-deficient patients hospitalized with acute HF reduced subsequent HF hospitalization by approximately 26% compared with placebo, according to findings from the AFFIRM-AHF trial.

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October 28, 2020
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‘Fitness vs. fatness’ may help explain obesity paradox in CVD survival

‘Fitness vs. fatness’ may help explain obesity paradox in CVD survival

Cardiorespiratory fitness appears to be more important for CVD and CHD survival than weight or BMI, which may explain the existence of the obesity paradox, a speaker reported.

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October 28, 2020
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Continued smoking from younger age may confer higher risk for CV mortality

Continued smoking from younger age may confer higher risk for CV mortality

Compared with never smokers, current smokers had elevated risk for CV mortality, which was higher the earlier a person began smoking, researchers reported.

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September 22, 2020
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Right bundle branch block, no prior CVD could elevate mortality risk

Right bundle branch block, no prior CVD could elevate mortality risk

Although typically a benign finding, right bundle branch block may be associated with increased risk for low exercise tolerance, CVD and death, even in patients with no prior CVD, researchers reported.

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August 29, 2020
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Naps longer than 1 hour may confer risk for CVD, mortality

Naps longer than 1 hour may confer risk for CVD, mortality

Adults who napped longer than 1 hour per day had elevated risk for CVD and mortality compared with those who did not nap at all, according to a meta-analysis presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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August 25, 2020
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Food insecurity tied to increased risk for mortality in US adults

Food insecurity tied to increased risk for mortality in US adults

People who experience food insecurity in the United States may be more likely to experience all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study published in Health Promotion Practice.

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August 20, 2020
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AF deaths declined from 1972 to 2015, but AF impacted life expectancy

AF deaths declined from 1972 to 2015, but AF impacted life expectancy

Researchers observed no temporal trends in HRs regarding the link between atrial fibrillation and all-cause mortality in participants from the Framingham Heart Study.

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