<ѻý>In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomesѻý> Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treatedѻý> Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitationѻý> Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rulesѻý> Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approvedѻý> FDA greenlights system for severe cases cleared by the heart team Feb 02, 2024
<ѻý>Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeriesѻý> Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?ѻý> Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases Jan 26, 2024
<ѻý>Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortalityѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes Jan 20, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failureѻý> Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Unitsѻý> Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivorsѻý> While safe, the results do not support use of the drug in anthracycline-exposed survivors Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Maternal Type 1 Diabetes an Outsized Red Flag for Child Heart Defect Riskѻý> But don't ignore maternal overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes, study says Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>No Improved Outcomes for HF Patients With Sleep Apnea Using ASV Breathing Devicesѻý> While apnea symptoms resolved, no improvement was seen in clinical outcomes Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>HF Patient's Zip Code Telling of Potential Adherence Issues to Medsѻý> GDMT nonadherence exceeds 50% in some neighborhoods, New York study finds Dec 15, 2023
<ѻý>Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiationѻý> Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplantѻý> Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Tricuspid Valve Replacement Safe, Effective in Pivotal Trialѻý> Outcome data still awaited after positive interim results Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valveѻý> Intermediate-term reports from PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials Oct 24, 2023
<ѻý>Modest Risks Come With Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Eventѻý> STRONG-HF analysis details the impact Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Repeat Tests for Inflammation Aid Prognosis After Acute Heart Failureѻý> Mortality predicted by cumulative hsCRP levels over time Oct 02, 2023
<ѻý>Reassuring Registry Data on Going Into TAVR Sans Symptomsѻý> Would intervention beat watchful waiting for asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis? Sep 20, 2023
<ѻý>No Avoiding Mitral Valve Implant Obstruction With Preemptive Ablationѻý> LVOT obstruction remains thorn in the side of TMVI in small case series Sep 15, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Panel Reluctantly Backs Patisiran for ATTR Cardiomyopathyѻý> Clinical meaningfulness is a different question, however Sep 13, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Amyloid Drug Improves Mid-Term Outcomes in ATTR Cardiomyopathyѻý> Pivotal trial "suggests the tantalizing possibility of genuine clinical improvement" Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failureѻý> Semaglutide led to meaningful reductions in symptoms, weight in patients with obesity and HFpEF Aug 29, 2023 video
<ѻý>Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patientsѻý> Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failureѻý> BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade is the first major trial on upgrade strategy Aug 27, 2023
<ѻý>Iron Infusions Narrowly Miss the Mark for Clinical Benefit in Heart Failureѻý> Hard endpoints do not favor IV ferric carboxymaltose in well-powered HEART-FID Aug 26, 2023
<ѻý>SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guidelineѻý> Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failureѻý> Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Lineѻý> Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality Aug 11, 2023
<ѻý>Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactionsѻý> Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
<ѻý>PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVRѻý> But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
<ѻý>Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgeryѻý> Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
<ѻý>ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EFѻý> Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction Jun 23, 2023
<ѻý>Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClipѻý> But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows Jun 10, 2023
<ѻý>MitraClip Shines in Real-World, Core-Lab Dataѻý> Benefits similar across anatomical complexity, advanced heart failure in post-marketing studies Jun 09, 2023
<ѻý>Full-On Reversal of Cardiac Amyloidosis Possible With Antibodiesѻý> Future treatments don't have to be limited to slowing disease, case series suggests Jun 07, 2023
<ѻý>Sotagliflozin Gets FDA's Blessing for Heart Failureѻý> SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved on the basis of SOLOIST-WHF, SCORED trials May 27, 2023