Heart Failure

This heart failure channel offers news and new technology to treat heart failure. This includes for new innovations to treat congestive heart failure (CHF). The channel includes news on HFpEF and HFrEF. Heart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to pump as much blood as the body requires. This can lead to enlargement of the heart because the muscle works harder to supply blood, but the pumping is ineffective. This may be due to defects in the myocardium, such as an infarct, or due to structural issues such as severe valve regurgitation. The disease is divided into four New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes. Stage IV heart failure is when the heart is completely failing and requires a heart transplant  or a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

. Leading the charge are devices like the Eko smart stethoscope and the Tyto remote otoscope that allow clinicians to remotely auscultate patients’ hearts, lungs and abdomen, and see inside the ear. More devices will surely come, with the aim of replicating the in-office visit.
Feature | Cardiac Diagnostics | By Adam Saltman, MD, PhD
The Future of Cardiac Health

Before opining on the future of cardiac health, I think it’s important to define what “cardiac health” actually is. If ...

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With the increase of patients experiencing heart failure and clinical challenges to manage advanced heart failure conditions, therapies with implantable devices have become an essential treatment method
Feature | Heart Failure | By Jean-Luc Boulnois, Ph.D.
Effectively Treating Heart Failure: New Technology on the Horizon

The current standard of care for heart failure (HF) is guideline-directed medical therapy combined with device-based ...

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News | Cardiac Rehabilitation
COVID-19 Vaccine Technique Shows Promise for Heart Disease

May 2, 2022 – A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart ...

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News | Congenital Heart
Scientists Implicate Non-cardiac Genes in Congenital Heart Disease

May 2, 2022 – Inside embryonic cells, specific proteins control the rate at which genetic information is transcribed ...

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Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: What Viewers Were Reading in April 2022

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of April ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers to the possibility that patients who have the Medtronic Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System and appear to present with pump thrombosis may have a welding defect in the internal pump causing the pump to malfunction.
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
FDA Alert: Potential for Internal Pump Malfunction in the Medtronic HVAD System

April 28, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare providers to the possibility that ...

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Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
News | CT Angiography (CTA)
Aspirin Does Not Cut Risk in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

April 28, 2022 — Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce ...

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This ERC Advanced Grant is awarded to scientists with more than ten years of research experience who have already played a prominent role in their field.
News | Heart Failure
MDC Receives ERC Advanced Grant for Cardiac Research

April 27, 2022 – The contractile and elastic properties of the heart are finely tuned. This is a prerequisite for the ...

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released its final recommendations on low-dose aspirin therapy for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults
News | Stroke
New USPSTF Guidance: Continue to Take Low-Dose Aspirin if you have a History of Heart Attack, AFib, Stroke or Vascular Stenting

April 27, 2022 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released its final recommendations on low-dose asp ...

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The Boston University-led team behind the gadget—nicknamed miniPUMP, and officially known as the cardiac miniaturized Precision-enabled Unidirectional Microfluidic Pump—says the technology could also pave the way for building lab-based versions of other organs, from lungs to kidneys.
News | Artificial Heart
New Miniature Heart Could Help Speed Heart Disease Cures

April 25, 2022 – There’s no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can’t just ...

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Pfizer is voluntarily recalling five (5) lots of Accupril (Quinapril HCl) tablets distributed by Pfizer to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, Nnitroso-quinapril, observed in recent testing above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) level.
News | Heart Failure
Pfizer Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of ACCUPRIL (Quinapril HCl)

April 25, 2022 — Pfizer is voluntarily recalling five (5) lots of Accupril (Quinapril HCl) tablets distributed by Pfizer ...

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The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) joins more than 80 organizations around the world on Thursday, May 5, to recognize World PH Day.
News | Heart Failure
World PH Day Raises Awareness for Pulmonary Hypertension’s Global Impact

April 20, 2022 – The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) joins more than 80 organizations around the world on ...

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A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure.
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health
Study Finds Infertility History Linked with Increased Risk of Heart Failure

April 20, 2022 – A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure ...

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The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) announces the official program for the ASPC 2022 Congress on CVD Prevention, scheduled July 29-31, 2022 in Louisville, KY.
News | Conference Coverage
ASPC Announces Official Program at Premier Annual Congress on CVD Prevention

April 20, 2022 – The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) announces the official program for the ASPC 2022 ...

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New breakthrough research by a University of South Florida lab team describing how certain fats can harm or repair the heart after injury has been accepted by a journal of the American Physiological Society.
News | Heart Failure
Quality of Fat Input Determines Output of Kidney and Cardiac Health and Repair, says USF Health Study

April 19, 2022 – New breakthrough research by a University of South Florida lab team describing how certain fats can ...

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