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Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure Care in Black Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Pulse oximeters, devices that measure your blood's oxygen levels, are known to work less accurately in Black patients. Now, new research suggests faulty readings might also...
Women Over 60: Here's How Many Daily Steps You Need to Avoid Heart Failure
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Women might need a lot fewer daily steps to lower their risk of heart failure than they think, a new study suggests. The usual recommendation is that people get 10,000 steps...
Physical Activity May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Women
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Higher levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with a lower risk for heart failure in older women, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Cardiology. ...
Severe Forms of Maternal Bereavement Linked to Heart Failure in Offspring
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Prenatal exposure to severe stress, defined as the most severe forms of maternal bereavement, is associated with an increased risk for heart failure in offspring, according...
Many Cancer Patients With Heart Issues Also Have Sleep Apnea
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Sleep apnea appears to be linked to an increased risk of heart failure among cancer patients, a new study says. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when relaxed muscles cause a...
Calculator Can Help Tailor Treatment During, After Heart Pump Placement
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – The right ventricular failure (RVF) risk score, STOP-RVF calculator, can predict RVF after durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement, according to a study...
Depression Can Strike Patients With Heart Failure, But Two Therapies Help
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure. Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment – antidepressants ...
Psychotherapy, Meds Effective to Treat Depression in Patients With Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – For individuals with heart failure and depression, behavioral activation psychotherapy (BA) and antidepressant medication management (MEDS) reduce depressive symptoms,...
Lasting Benefits Seen for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Receipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS...
Carvedilol May Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Avoid Later Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing heart failure later in life, due to the chemotherapy that was used to save their lives. But an already approved...
Carvedilol May Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Avoid Later Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing heart failure later in life, due to the chemotherapy that was used to save their lives. But an already approved...
Biorobotic Heart Imitates the Real Thing and Could Further Research
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – A biorobotic heart that combines a biological pig heart with a silicone robotic pump is providing researchers with a new tool to understand and potentially treat heart...
Sibling Death in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Risk for CVD
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Sibling death in childhood and early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Jan. 8 in JAMA...
Protein Risk Score Can Predict Risk for Mortality in Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – A protein risk score can predict mortality for patients with heart failure, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Kayode O. Kuku,...
Mortality, Morbidity Increased With Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – For adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), those with heart failure (HF) hospitalizations have an increased risk for mortality and morbidity, according to a study...
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