Heart Failure

The death of a sibling from any cause during childhood or early adulthood was associated with increased risks for overall or most type-specific CVDs, data from a Danish cohort show.

Intensive BP lowering may be safe in patients with a history of cancer not currently receiving treatment, according to a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT trial published in Hypertension.

Adults with ACS and acute decompensated HF are twice as likely to die of any cause within 1 year if admitted on weekends or holidays vs. weekdays, independent of age or hemodynamic status or traditional CV risk factors, researchers reported.

Reduced carbon dioxide production is linked to central sleep apnea in men with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, according to data published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Adults with HF who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods were significantly less likely to take guideline-directed therapies as prescribed, underscoring the importance of considering social determinants of health in patient care.

New guidance on obesity management and cardiovascular disease screening for people with diabetes are among the updates in the American Diabetes Association’s 2024 Standards of Care.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who have heart failure, are of older age or use an oronasal CPAP mask faced an increased risk for high residual apnea-hypopnea index variability, according to results published in CHEST.

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with CAD and ischemic left ventricular dysfunction, PCI did not add significantly more quality-adjusted life-years and cost significantly more compared with optimal medical therapy alone, a speaker reported.