Heart Failure
Noninvasive visceral adiposity score provides ‘one-shot’ assessment of HF risk
Data from a large U.S. survey show a noninvasive visceral adiposity index score, a metric for assessing obesity, can independently predict and serve as a novel marker of HF risk, researchers reported.
Proton pump inhibitors increase CVD, mortality risk for adults with type 2 diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes who use proton pump inhibitors have a higher risk for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure and all-cause mortality than nonusers, according to data from the UK Biobank.
Intra-aortic balloon pump recall designated class I by FDA
Datascope/Getinge announced a recall of its intra-aortic balloon pumps due to risk for blood entering the pump through a damaged balloon catheter — also called a blood back event — and causing harm to the patient.
For low-income residents, rurality predominantly affects HF risk in women and Black men
Among low-income participants, rural living was independently associated with increased risk for HF among Black men and Black and white women, but not among white men, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.
Arterial stiffness may predict new-onset heart failure
Elevated arterial stiffness as measured by brachial-artery pulse wave velocity was positively associated with risk for incident HF, according to a study published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
STRONG-HF
Efficacy and safety of uptitration of standard oral HF medications during hospitalization for acute HF and close monitoring after discharge.
EMPA-HEART 2
Effects of empagliflozin (Jardiance, Boehringer Ingelheim/Eli Lilly) on cardiac structure, function and circulating biomarkers in people with CV risk factors without diabetes.
Psychosocial factors may explain quality of life gap in patients with HF
The gap in quality of life between men and women with HF may be explained by the interaction between biological and psychosocial factors, according to a study published in ESC Heart Failure.
Elevated urinary protein associated with HF events in patients with AF
Among Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation, elevated urinary protein may be an independent risk factor for HF events, according to a study published in European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.
In HF, possible longer-term benefits emerge with remote management strategy
Among adults with HF, temporary exposure to a remote patient monitoring strategy was not associated with lower risk for all-cause death or hospitalization compared with usual care, though some longer-term benefits were observed, data show.