Heart Failure

Secondhand smoke exposure was associated with elevated odds of HF, especially in men, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

The treatment effect of omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with HF rose as left ventricular ejection fraction declined, according to new data from the GALACTIC-HF trial presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

HF and type 2 diabetes are intertwined. Their shared pathophysiology can accelerate debilitating outcomes for patients that clinicians struggle to prevent and treat.

Efficacy of oxygen therapy in patients with acute MI according to sex.

Ablation-based rhythm control for patients with HF and atrial fibrillation did not significantly reduce all-cause death and HF events compared with a rate-control strategy, a speaker reported.

Heart failure and type 2 diabetes are exquisitely intertwined. Their shared pathophysiology can accelerate debilitating outcomes for patients that clinicians struggle to prevent and treat.

In patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction, pirfenidone was associated with reduction in myocardial fibrosis compared with placebo, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

A hospital and post-discharge quality improvement intervention did not improve rehospitalization or survival in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction beyond existing quality improvement programs, researchers reported.

The dual SGLT inhibitor sotagliflozin reduced risk for total CV death, HF hospitalization and urgent HF visits across the full range of ejection fraction, including preserved EF, data from a pooled analysis showed.

In patients with advanced HF, sacubitril/valsartan was not superior to valsartan for reducing N-terminal pro-B natriuretic peptide levels at 24 weeks, according to the results of the LIFE trial.