While SGLT-2 inhibitors are often used in patients with type 2 diabetes, this class of medication can also be used to treat patients with heart failure. In this Q&A, Jennifer Clements, PharmD, discusses a...
A 62-year-old White woman presented to a palliative care clinic for follow-up of symptom management. She reported a recent fall after unexpectedly being shocked by her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...
In this podcast, Alan S. Go, MD, discusses the results of his recent study which examined the relationship between HIV, heart failure, and patient demographics.
In FIGARO-DKD, the primary outcome measure is a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. Of these outcomes, do...
Are you familiar with the results of the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) analysis of the REDUCE-IT trial? Find out the effect of EPA on heart failure by taking our pop quiz.
There is debate about whether a hospital’s 30-day readmission rate is a sufficient measure for the quality of care it provides. Do you think the readmissions metric is one that should be used in heart...
We want to know your position on the use of implantable hemodynamic monitors. Do you think the monitors are necessary for all patients with heart failure? Let us know by taking our poll.
About 5.7 million US adults have HF, and 1 in 9 deaths in 2009 included HF as contributing cause. Do you think HF specialists the only physicians who should treat patients with HF?
While SGLT-2 inhibitors are often used in patients with type 2 diabetes, this class of medication can also be used to treat patients with heart failure. In this Q&A, Jennifer Clements, PharmD, discusses a...
What are the associations between Takotsubo syndrome and cannabis use? In this Q&A, Rupak Desai, MBBS, explains what he and his research team discovered about the relationship and how their results...
In this podcast, Parag Goyal, MD, MSc, provides an overview of a new risk calculator and explains how it can play a role in meeting the “need to move toward a more tailored, personalized approach” to...
In this podcast, Ryan Tedford, MD, answers our questions about his team's latest study, which assessed the impact of the new definition of pulmonary hypertension on heart transplant outcomes. Pulmonary...
For patients with advanced heart failure, it is unclear whether outcomes with left ventricular assist device implantation differ by the initial intended goal. A new study investigated these outcomes, and...