Right ventricular (RV) strain has emerged as an accurate tool for RV function assessment and is a powerful predictor of survival in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. However, its prognostic impact in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the… Continue reading Right Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Outcomes in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
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FDA approves new treatment for a type of heart failure
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets for adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart does not pump enough blood to support the body’s needs, and this type of heart failure… Continue reading FDA approves new treatment for a type of heart failure
Updating insights into #rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses
individual patient level data (IPD) ..The odds ratios for myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiovascular related death, and non-cardiovascular related death were 1.17 (0.92 to 1.51), 1.54 (1.14 to 2.09), 1.15 (0.55 to 2.41), and 1.18 (0.60 to 2.30), respectively. For analyses including trials for which IPD were not available, odds ratios for myocardial infarction and… Continue reading Updating insights into #rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses
Updating insights into #rosiglitazone and #cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses
..The odds ratios for myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiovascular related death, and non-cardiovascular related death were 1.17 (0.92 to 1.51), 1.54 (1.14 to 2.09), 1.15 (0.55 to 2.41), and 1.18 (0.60 to 2.30), respectively. For analyses including trials for which IPD were not available, odds ratios for myocardial infarction and cardiovascular related death were attenuated… Continue reading Updating insights into #rosiglitazone and #cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses
Effects of #Caffeine and Acute Aerobic #Exercise on Working Memory and Caffeine Withdrawal
Studies show that a single bout of exercise confers cognitive benefits. However, many individuals use psychoactive substances such as caffeine to enhance cognitive performance.. The objectives of this study were to compare the effects of acute moderate intensity aerobic exercise to caffeine on working memory (WM) and caffeine withdrawal symptoms (CWS). In Phase I, non-caffeine… Continue reading Effects of #Caffeine and Acute Aerobic #Exercise on Working Memory and Caffeine Withdrawal
Temporal Changes in Resting #Heart Rate, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart #Failure and Cardiovascular Disease: CARDIA Study
..Higher alcohol consumption (β=0.03, p<0.001), lower physical activity (β=0.002,p=001), smoking (β=1.58, p<0.001), men (p<0.001), African-Americans (p<0.001), impaired left ventricular relaxation (e´,β=-0.13, p=0.002), and worse diastolic function (E/e´,β=0.1, p=0.01) were associated with longitudinal increases in resting heart rate. We observed 268 cardiovascular disease and 74 heart failure events over a median of 26 years. In Cox… Continue reading Temporal Changes in Resting #Heart Rate, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart #Failure and Cardiovascular Disease: CARDIA Study
Association of Isolated Diastolic #Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes
..the definition of hypertension was lowered from a blood pressure (BP) of greater than or equal to 140/90 to greater than or equal to 130/80 mm Hg. The new diastolic BP threshold of 80 mm Hg was recommended based on expert opinion and changes the definition of isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH). atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)… Continue reading Association of Isolated Diastolic #Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes
Risk Factors for Heart #Failure in the Community: Differences by Age and Ejection #Fraction
..the comorbidities with the largest attributable risk of heart failure were arrhythmia (48.7%), hypertension (28.4%), and coronary artery disease (33.9%); together these explained 73.0% of heart failure. Similar associations were observed for patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction, with the exception of hypertension. The risk of heart failure attributable to hypertension was 2-fold higher… Continue reading Risk Factors for Heart #Failure in the Community: Differences by Age and Ejection #Fraction
Does type 2 #diabetes confer higher relative rates of #cardiovascular events in women compared with men?
..calculate overall and age-dependent incidence rates, incidence rate ratios, and women-to-men ratios for myocardial infarction, heart failure, ischaemic stroke, or cardiovascular death (MACE-HF). Among 218 549 (46% women) individuals with diabetes, the absolute rate of MACE-HF was higher in men than in women (24.9 vs. 19.9 per 1000 person-years). Corresponding absolute rates in men and… Continue reading Does type 2 #diabetes confer higher relative rates of #cardiovascular events in women compared with men?
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