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$Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction$

Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

Until now, patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – the most common type of heart failure in the elderly – have had no access to evidenced-based treatments. For the first time, a large clinical trial led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a drug which has a distinctly positive effect on prognosis. In patients affected by this type of heart failure, the drug – empagliflozin – reduces the risk of hospitalization or cardiovascular death by 21 percent. The results of this research have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2021

New ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease published

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease are published online today in European Heart Journal.

28 Aug 2021

Moderate-vigorous physical activity found to be the most efficient at improving fitness

In the largest study performed to date to understand the relationship between habitual physical activity and physical fitness, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that higher amount of time spent performing exercise (moderate-vigorous physical activity) and low-moderate level activity (steps) and less time spent sedentary, translated to greater physical fitness.

28 Aug 2021

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to investigate all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: from molecular mechanisms of infection, to child hospitalization and single-dose vaccine response.

28 Aug 2021

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

A new invention may be on the verge of replacing a costly cranial surgical procedure currently being performed on some traffic accident victims and other patient groups. The ultrasound-based technology has now been granted CE approval for the European market.

28 Aug 2021

Implantable cardiac monitors effectively detect serious arrhythmias in selected post-infarction patients

Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) is highly effective for early detection of serious arrhythmias in high-risk post-infarction patients with cardiac autonomic dysfunction and moderately reduced ejection fraction.

27 Aug 2021

$Analysis shows benefits of empagliflozin in heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction$

Analysis shows benefits of empagliflozin in heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction

A pooled analysis of two randomized trials has demonstrated the beneficial effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure with a reduced and preserved ejection fraction. The late breaking study is presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2021

Hemodynamic-guided management may reduce hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure

Hemodynamic guided management may reduce heart failure hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021 and published in The Lancet.

27 Aug 2021

People living in greener areas less likely to develop cardiovascular disease

People who live in green neighborhoods are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Light-to-moderate coffee drinking linked to lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease

Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

Smokers with depression at the time of a heart attack who quit smoking are more likely to improve their mood than those who continue the habit. That's the finding of research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Ultra-processed food intake linked to increased risk of heart disease

Weekly consumption of ultra-processed food is linked with an increased risk of heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Sugar reduction in packaged foods could generate significant health and economic gains

Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the lifetime of the adult population, reports a study published in Circulation.

27 Aug 2021

ACTG announces positive data for monoclonal antibody combination therapy from the ACTIV-2 study

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group, the largest global HIV research network, which has expanded its focus to include evaluating outpatient treatment for COVID-19, today announced positive data for the monoclonal antibody combination therapy BRII-196/BRII-198 from the ACTIV-2 study of Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies.

27 Aug 2021

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

New ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease published

Moderate-vigorous physical activity found to be the most efficient at improving fitness

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

Implantable cardiac monitors effectively detect serious arrhythmias in selected post-infarction patients

Analysis shows benefits of empagliflozin in heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction

Hemodynamic-guided management may reduce hospitalizations in patients with earlier stage heart failure

People living in greener areas less likely to develop cardiovascular disease

Light-to-moderate coffee drinking linked to lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

Ultra-processed food intake linked to increased risk of heart disease

Sugar reduction in packaged foods could generate significant health and economic gains

ACTG announces positive data for monoclonal antibody combination therapy from the ACTIV-2 study

New ESC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure published

Drones flew defibrillators to location of patients with suspected cardiac arrest, study reports

Study identifies link between common air pollutants and incidence of cardiac arrest

Study finds potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and heart disease risk

Improving lifestyle and medication use could add healthy years of life after a heart attack

Breathing difficulty is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, research says

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