Heart Dysfunction

CHICAGO — Treatment with the heart failure medication sacubitril/valsartan was associated with a lower risk for chemotherapy-related heart damage among high-risk patients with cancer, according to preliminary results of the SARAH trial.

Artificial intelligence decision support vs. sonographer on timing and accuracy of assessment of echocardiograms.

In adults being evaluated for cardiac function by echocardiography, an initial assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction by artificial intelligence was superior to an assessment by a sonographer, researchers reported.