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.
March 25th 2024
COVID-19 vaccination was associated with reduced risks of acute and post–acute COVID-19 heart failure, venous thromboembolism, and arterial thrombosis/thromboembolism.
Dr Jay Edelberg: Mavacamten for HCM May Help to Reduce Health Care Resource Utilization
June 11th 2021Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) use significant health care resources, and mavacamten can help to reduce their symptoms and improve their function, noted Jay Edelberg, MD, PhD, head of Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Development at Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Elderly Patients With Heart Failure May Benefit From Progressive Rehabilitation
June 8th 2021Progressive rehabilitation produced superior results among patients randomized to a 36-session program during or following hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure vs those randomized to usual care.
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Barriers to authorship and adequate representation of women in heart failure–focused clinical trials need to be addressed, noted Mariana Garcia, MD, cardiology fellow in the Academic Clinical Investigator Pathway at Emory University and member of T32, Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (METRIC).
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Dr Deepak L. Bhatt: Vascepa Safe to Use Among Patients With Well-Controlled AFib
May 28th 2021The increase in hospitalization risk seen with Vascepa was small vs the survival gains seen from decreased rates of heart attack, stroke, and revascularization, noted Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center.
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AHF Management Among Elderly, Super-Elderly Needs Improvement in Japan
May 15th 2021Rates of acute heart failure (AHF) have recently been rapidly increasing among elderly and super-elderly patients in Japan, and this study investigated rates of all-cause death and mode of death among this patient population.
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Studies With Potential to Change the Science of Heart Failure Management
May 14th 2021These 4 studies were pegged as “ones to watch” during the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual briefing on results for consumers. They will be presented in the opening session of late-breaking clinical trial results on day 1 of ACC.21.
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Studies Highlight Role of Stress, Social Disadvantage in Heart Health Disparities
May 6th 2021Both studies were featured during the American College of Cardiology's annual briefing on results for consumers. They will be presented during the 70th Scientific Session, which is set for May 15-17, 2021.
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Accurately Identifying Heart Failure in Patients With COPD
April 22nd 2021A new approach to identifying and defining heart failure among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves combining information gleaned from reviewing their electronic medical records and examination charts.
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KCCQ-OS Better Able to Predict Changes in Health Status, Study Says
March 25th 2021After a 12-month follow-up of patients in the CHAMP-HF registry, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Overall Summary Score (KCCQ-OS) was shown to be more prognostically accurate compared with New York Heart Association functional class.
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