Hypertension
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Trial of early intensive meds at HF discharge halted for benefit: STRONG-HF
Topline results point to significant clinical benefit from a strategy featuring early initiation and rapid uptitration of meds for patients...
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Dapagliflozin DELIVERs regardless of systolic pressure in HFpEF
The finding may alleviate long-standing concerns that starting modestly diuretic SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure might present a...
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Bariatric surgery prompts visceral fat reduction, cardiac changes
Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.
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Long-term antidepressant use tied to an increase in CVD, mortality risk
“Careful assessment of the long-term cardiometabolic effects of antidepressant treatment is critical,” said Dr. Narinder Bansal.
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Salt pills for patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
It may seem counterintuitive, but a new trial testing extra sodium intake in patients receiving high-dose intravenous diuretics for acute HF...
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Newer drugs not cost effective for first-line diabetes therapy
Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists ‘need to be lowered substantially’ to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities...
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Food insecurity a growing problem for many with CVD
The number of Americans with cardiovascular disease who have limited or uncertain access to food has more than doubled over the last 20 years.
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How to improve diagnosis of HFpEF, common in diabetes
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is common in people with type 2 diabetes but is often hard to recognize. Treatments newly proven to...
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Heart failure drug a new treatment option for alcoholism?
Researchers “have observed that patients with AUD often present with changes in peripheral hormones, including aldosterone, which plays a key role...
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Coffee linked to reduced cardiovascular disease and mortality risk
Two to three cups per day of ground, instant, or decaf coffee is linked to lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease, and can be...
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Uncontrolled BP linked to one-third of ED visits for CVD
In a sample of more than 20 million emergency department visits, about one-third of CVD-related visits were related to poorly controlled...