Heart Failure

The AJMC^® Heart Failure compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump enough blood due to damaged heart muscle.

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Value-Based Care Is Key to Bringing Cardiology Breakthroughs to Those Who Will Benefit Most

By Christina Mattina

March 13th 2025

On December 10, 2024, cardiologists, researchers, and value-based care experts gathered in Dallas, Texas, to discuss best practices for implementing advances in cardiology care with a value-based mindset, spanning the care continuum from prevention to treatment.

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Closing the Gaps in Cardiac Care With Technology, Collaboration

By Christina Mattina

March 12th 2025

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Top 5 Most-Read Heart Failure Articles of 2024

By Hayden E. Klein

December 23rd 2024

Top 5 conference coverage of 2024

Top 5 Conference Coverage of 2024

By Hayden E. Klein

December 17th 2024

Highlights From ESC Congress 2024

ICYMI: Highlights From ESC Congress 2024

By Hayden E. Klein

December 12th 2024

Heart Failure Clinical and Economic Burden

An in-depth discussion on the clinical and economic burden of treatment for patients with heart failure, with special consideration to progressive disease.

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Continuing Medical Education

March 23rd 2025

Exploring Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis and Its Phenotypes: A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Treatment

1.5 Credits / Cardiology, Neurology, Rare Diseases

March 23rd 2025

The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology

March 23rd 2025

Evidence-Based Guidelines Point to Leap in Care for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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March 5th 2015

Study of Heart Failure Patients Defines How Avoiding Risk Factors Can Add Years to Life

Mary K. Caffrey

The study, which will presented next week at the meeting of the American College of Cardiology, defined how much avoiding diabetes, obesity, and hypertension before age 45 matters if one is later diagnosed with heart failure.

February 9th 2015

Only Some Chronic Diseases Benefit from Disease Management Program

Laura Joszt, MA

A disease management program at the University of Minnesota revealed only some targeted chronic diseases benefitted from the program while others were unaffected.

January 20th 2015

Hospital Discharge Summaries Done Right Can Reduce Readmissions

Laura Joszt, MA

When discharge summaries contain detailed information and are sent quickly to primary care physicians, they can help reduce hospital readmissions, according to studies from researchers at Yale School of Medicine.

January 5th 2015

Cardiac Outcomes Better When the Doctor Is Away

Laura Joszt, MA

Outcomes for certain cardiac arrest patients were better for those admitted to teaching hospitals during national cardiology meetings compared with patients admitted on non-meeting days, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

June 23rd 2014

Legislation Would Factor Patient Finances into Readmission Penalities

The Senate introduced legislation this week that would require Medicare to consider patients' finances when deciding whether to punish a hospital for readmission numbers.

June 19th 2014

Hospitals Take Various Steps in Hopes of Decreasing "ER Frequent Fliers"

As the bill for providing healthcare in the United States continues to grow, hospitals are finding that many of their expenses can be chalked up to patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart failure taking avoidable trips to the emergency room (ER).

June 10th 2014

Herceptin Can Lead to Heart Problems

Nearly 10% of women treated with herceptin were found to be susceptible to heart risks, which reversed once treatment was halted.

May 20th 2014

The Yin and the Yang of CV Risks in Patients With Diabetes

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Study Answers Longstanding Question About Metformin After Heart Attack

April 1st 2014

Study Answers Longstanding Question About Metformin After Heart Attack

Metformin, the go-to drug for patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), may help control glycated hemoglobin (A1C) levels, but it does not help prevent heart failure in heart attack patients who do not have the disease, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

February 11th 2014

AJMC Study: Better Diabetes Care Meant Fewer Complications

Can a diabetic's likelihood of developing complications depend on picking the right doctor? A study suggests it can.

December 17th 2013

Florida Healthcare Collaborative Offers Road Map For Creating Partnerships to Contain Costs

PLAINSBORO, N.J. From leveraging their joint buying power to better deployment of a hard-to-find pediatric liver transplant surgeon, two large healthcare systems in Florida are seeing the benefits of sharing resources on a bigger scale, according to Kavita Patel, MD, of the Brookings Institution, and her co-authors who write in the inaugural issue of The American Journal of Accountable Care.

November 26th 2013

Broad Approach May be Better for Reducing Readmissions, Study Suggests

As the CMS begins the second year of a penalty program for preventable hospital readmissions required by the healthcare reform law, new research indicates that hospitals fare better when they focus on patient care more generally rather than targeting specific conditions, such heart failure, or specific timeframes, such as 30 days post-discharge.

June 7th 2013

Evidence-Based Tack Drives HF Guidelines

April 25th 2013

Aging U.S. to Drive Up Heart-related Health Costs: Study

Paul Hauptman, MD, Addresses Patient-Focused Outcomes in Heart Failure

March 10th 2013

Paul Hauptman, MD, Addresses Patient-Focused Outcomes in Heart Failure

Paul Hauptman, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says that clinicians tend to focus on non-patient focused outcomes.

January 16th 2013

NICE Backs New BP Devise to Detect Atrial Fibrillation

July 20th 2012

Hospitals Taking Wide Aim at Readmissions

February 14th 2012

Success of Telemonitoring Systems Hinges on Features, Design

March 17th 2011

Telemonitoring With Case Management for Seniors With Heart Failure

Marcia J. Wade, MD, FCCP, MMM Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH Claire M. Spettell, PhD Aaron D. Snyder, BA Virginia McGowan-Stackewicz, RN, CCM Paula J. Kummer, RN, BA Maureen C. Maccoy, RN, MBA Ra

An Internet-based telehealth intervention for elderly heart failure patients found no discernible incremental impact on morbidity or mortality compared with case management alone.

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