Secondary analysis findings from the EMPACT-MI trial highlight empagliflozin's significant cardiovascular and kidney benefits when initiated soon after an acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives To characterise the comorbidities of heart failure (HF) in men and women, to explore their clustering into multimorbidity patterns, and to measure the impact of such patterns on the risk of ...

Heart failure is a major health hazard, and millions all over the world are affected by this chronic syndrome each year. Predicting heart failure in patients is extremely tough and inaccurate. To ...

BACKGROUND: Fontan circulatory failure (FCF) is a chronic state in palliated single ventricle heart disease with high morbidity and mortality rates, including heart failure, multisystem end-organ ...

While heart failure is fairly common, affecting more than a million people across the UK, many people are unaware of the symptoms to look out for. The condition is also difficult to predict due to its ...

Sacubitril/valsartan treatment is currently indicated in all symptomatic patients with heart failure with an ejection fraction ≤35% already treated with a β-blocker and an ACEi or ARB. 19 However, no ...

Wireless modules have become a crucial component of many modern implantable medical devices (IMDs), including those used for cardiac applications. In this study, we conducted a preliminary ...

Objectives To explore 2 key points in the heart failure diagnostic pathway—symptom onset and diagnostic meaning—from the patient perspective. Design Qualitative interview study. Setting Participants ...

Doxazosin should be viewed as a secondary or tertiary antihypertensive therapy pending a complete review of ALLHAT data.

Diagnostic criteria, case ascertainment strategy and demographic breakdown varied widely between studies. Prevalence, incidence and survival for heart failure varied widely across countries and ...

Psychosocial issues are important variables that need to be addressed in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Unfortunately, these issues are often overlooked. Depression and lack of ...