Congestive Heart Failure

Active cancer treatment is associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death, especially among patients younger than 74 years old and those with a history of heart failure, results from a retrospective study showed.

Women reporting irregular menstrual cycles with or without diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, according to new data from the Apple Women’s Health Study.

TORONTO — Children with high blood pressure are more likely to be at risk for a stroke, heart attack or other major cardiac event later in life, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Bayer AG and its subsidiary Asklepios BioPharmaceutical announced the FDA granted fast track designation for its investigational gene therapy for the treatment of congestive heart failure.

Outcomes of using menopausal hormone therapy beyond age 65 years varied based on hormone therapy types, administration and strengths among women on Medicare, researchers reported in Menopause.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, discusses data he presented at the GUILD Conference, which show patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, likely driven by inflammation.

Select contaminants within the phthalate class may be linked to more rapid deterioration in kidney function, researchers from New York University found in a recently published study.

Early data show that thoracic duct decompression with a novel catheter-based system on top of IV loop diuretics safely lowered congestion in patients with acute decompensated HF compared with diuretics alone.

Race, sequential organ failure assessment scores and cardiac arrhythmias are among the factors that raised the risk for mechanical ventilation following sepsis onset, according to results published in American Journal of Critical Care.