Search Tag: heart failure
New-joint-european-cardiovascular-prevention-guidelines
2016 24 May
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death across the globe. This week the newest guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular disease were published in the European Heart Journal, the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and other specialty journals. The preventive guidelines were just presented at the Heart Failure 2016 and the...Read more
Hospitalisation-for-heart-attack-heart-failure-lower-risk-of-death-higher-readmission-rate
2016 09 Feb
Among older men with heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, hospitalisation at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals was associated with lower 30-day all-cause mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure and higher 30-day all-cause readmission rates for these conditions as compared with hospitalisations at non-VA hospitals. Any absolute differences...Read more
New-approach-to-treat-early-heart-failure
2016 29 Jan
In latest research published in Circulation , scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) discuss a new approach to treat heart failure early in the disease. The American Heart Association reports that approximately 5 million people in the U.S. suffer from heart failure and less than half of these patients survive five...Read more
Fatty-liver-heart-disease-link-in-obese-people
2016 28 Jan
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can increase risks of cardiovascular disease and heart failure in obese individuals, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology . Investigators say the findings add more support to the importance of dietary interventions in such patients. NAFLD — also known as hepatic steatosis — is the most...Read more
Benefit-of-exercise-diet-in-patients-with-heart-failure
2016 08 Jan
According to a study published in JAMA , calorie restriction or aerobic exercise can improve the ability of obese older patients with a common type of heart failure to exercise without experiencing any shortness of breath. However, neither intervention had any significant effect on their quality of life. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction...Read more
Europrevent-2016
2016 05 May
DUE TO SECURITY CONCERN THIS EVENT GOT CANCELLED Welcome to EuroPRevent 2016, the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s ( EACPR ) showcase congress, where leading experts will get together in an international forum to present their research and share knowledge. Join us in the stunning city of Istanbul...Read more
New-heart-failure-therapy-increases-life-expectancy
2015 08 Dec
According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital, heart patients with reduced ejection fraction and treated with sacubitril-valsartan can have increased life expectancy of one and a half to two years as compared to those who are treated with enalparil. The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine . Heart failure is...Read more
Rsna15-free-diving-heart-changes-shown-on-mri
2015 02 Dec
Significant cardiovascular changes occur in divers who hold their breath while descending hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean, according to a new study presented on Tuesday, 1 December, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). These changes can pose potential dangers, particularly to inexperienced or cardiac...Read more
Healthy-diet-exercise-beneficial-for-heart-failure-patients
2015 24 Nov
According to research presented at the Mexican Congress of Cardiology 2015, healthy diet and exercise can significantly benefit patients with heart failure. There are approximately 750,000 patients in Mexico that live with heart failure. It is estimated that nearly 75,000 more patients will get heart failure each year. Dr. Arturo Orea, study author...Read more
Heart-ageing-differences-shown-on-mri
2015 20 Oct
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study published in the journal Radiology indicates that heart ages differently in men and women. Researchers from Johns Hopkins say the findings may support the development of gender-specific treatments for heart disease. Previous studies have shown that in both sexes, the main heart chamber, the left ventricle...Read more
Mri-provides-insight-after-heart-attack
2015 06 Oct
Researchers at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a computational method that uses MRI to assess the extent of damage to the left ventricle after a heart attack. Teo Soo-Kng of the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing explains that heart attacks can be very complicated and in cases where the...Read more
Life-s-simple-7-programme-reduces-risk-of-heart-failure
2015 21 Sep
According to current estimates, one in four middle-aged adults who live to age 85 will develop heart failure. Health experts advocate intervention programmes to improve lifestyles but the question is: do these lifestyle change interventions really work? Investigators in U.S. and Taiwan evaluated independent programmes designed to reduce cardiovascular...Read more
Michigan-see-you-in-7-programme-reduces-readmissions
2015 15 Sep
According to a study published in JACC: Heart Failure, Michigan hospitals that participated in the American College of Cardiology's "See you in 7" programme demonstrated important reductions in 30-day readmission rates for Medicare heart failure patients as compared to hospitals that were not part of the programme despite only modest increases in...Read more
Study-shows-no-benefit-to-gene-transfer-therapy-in-heart-failure
2015 01 Sep
Gene transfer therapy aimed at correcting an enzyme abnormality involved in myocardial contraction and relaxation did not improve outcomes in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, results of the CUPID 2 study show. The findings, presented today at ESC Congress 2015, represent the largest gene transfer study to date in this population....Read more
Big-data-reducing-heart-readmissions
2015 23 Aug
University of Washington Tacoma's "big data" experts collaborate with MultiCare Health System and Microsoft to improve outcomes for hospital patients with heart disease. This collaboration has led to the creation of a tool, Risk-o-Meter, that can help predict which heart failure patients would be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge....Read more
Johns-hopkins-study-reveals-defibrillators-boost-heart-function
2015 03 Aug
According to a new study led by Johns-Hopkins, one in four patients with implanted defibrillators experienced improvements in heart function substantial enough to put them over the clinical threshold that qualified them to get a defibrillator in the first place. The results are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The...Read more
Esc-congress-2015-hot-lines-reveal-latest-cvd-research
2015 27 Jul
During the upcoming ESC Congress 2015, six hot line sessions are expected to reveal the latest in cardiovascular research. Some of the hot topics that are to be covered include atrial fibrillation, pacing, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pharmacology and coronary artery disease. Professor Genevieve Derumeaux,...Read more
Hospital-readmissions-for-sepsis-a-problem
2015 10 Jul
A new UCLA study reveals that between 2009-2011 sepsis accounted for roughly the same percentage of hospital readmissions in California as heart attacks and congestive heart failure (CHF) — and that it cost the healthcare system more than both of them combined. Annual cost of sepsis-related readmissions in California during the study period was estimated...Read more
Extra-heartbeats-could-predict-heart-failure
2015 08 Jul
Common extra heartbeats that occur in the ventricles, or premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), could predict heart failure and even death, according to researchers at UC San Francisco. The research is based on more than a decade of investigation of 1,139 participants from the national Cardiovascular Health Study. “We cannot exclude the possibility...Read more
High-normal-blood-pressure-spells-risk-of-heart-failure
2015 25 Jun
According to a study by scientists at Johns Hopkins, high-normal blood pressure during young adulthood can lead to subclinical heart damage by middle age and could lead to full-blown heart failure. The report on the findings has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology . The study followed 2,500 men and women over a period...Read more
1st-annual-international-heart-failure-conference
2015 26 Nov
The program of the 2015 Heart Failure (HF) symposium has been designed to continue a tradition of providing a comprehensive, high level and clinically relevant update on prevention, diagnosis and management of heart failure (HF). The program includes lectures presented by experts in the field combined with interactive panel discussions. The extensive...Read more
New-technology-to-help-heart-failure-patients
2015 22 Jun
Scott & White Memorial – Temple has, for the first time, implanted a new miniaturised, wireless monitoring sensor to help manage heart failure. Scott & White Memorial is one of six hospitals in Texas and the first hospital in the Baylor Scott & White Health system to offer the device. “We are always looking for new and innovative ways to treat our...Read more
3d-nano-images-of-heart-cells-provide-key-heart-attack-clues
2015 09 Jun
Newly released images from researchers at The University of Manchester's Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences reveal the bicycle spoke structure of a heart cell. This could potentially hold key clues to reducing damage from a heart attack. The research, conducted by Dr. Ashraf Kitmitto and colleagues, provides new information about why some cells...Read more
Depression-increases-mortality-risk-in-heart-failure-patients
2015 29 May
According to results from the OPERA-HF study presented at Heart Failure 2015, moderate to severe depression is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure, The findings show that the mortality risk was independent of comorbidities and severity of heart failure. Patients with no depression had an...Read more
Zoom-on-thomas-p-cappola-chief-division-of-cardiovascular-medicine
2015 25 May
Thomas P. Cappola, MD, ScM, is a physician-scientist with special expertise in heart failure. He is the Chief of the division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Perelman cares for over 68,000 patients each year. As Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine,...Read more
Stop-hf-gene-therapy-sdf-1-remodels-hearts-of-high-risk-patients
2015 25 May
In a late-breaking trials session at Heart Failure 2015, Dr. Marc Penn, a cardiologist at Summa Cardiovascular Institute in Akron, Ohio, U.S., announced that the gene therapy SDF-1 remodelled the hearts of high risk heart failure patients in the phase II STOP-HF trial. Heart Failure 2015 is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of...Read more
Bacterial-cause-behind-fatal-heart-complications
2015 21 May
A research team led by Professor Aras Kadioglu and Professor Cheng-Hock Toh at the University of Liverpool has shown that the cause of cardiac injury is a toxin called pneumolysin, which is released by the bacteria during infection. The researchers have discovered that this toxin could directly attack heart muscle cells, causing injury, damage and death....Read more
Readmissions-in-severe-sepsis-common
2015 20 May
Severe sepsis is a significant cause of rehospitalisation along the lines of nationally recognised outcome measures and more commonly discussed conditions such as pneumonia and heart failure (HF), according to a new study presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference. “Severe sepsis continues to be a common cause of hospitalisation...Read more
One-in-five-people-will-develop-heart-failure
2015 10 May
One in five people are expected to develop heart failure in developed countries, a disease with no cure but which is largely preventable. The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is highlighting the need for greater awareness of heart failure symptoms. Across Europe, countries are holding Heart Failure Awareness...Read more
Digoxin-increases-risk-of-death-in-heart-patients
2015 10 May
In a study published online in the European Heart Journal, researchers from the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 1993-2014 that looked at the effects of digoxin on death from any cause in AF and CHF patients. 19 relevant studies...Read more