Dear Doctor: Is it true that people with alcohol addiction can get help by taking GLP-1 drugs?
There are early and suggestive data that GLP-1 drugs reduce alcohol cravings. A large cohort of people with alcohol use ...
AHA/ASA Journals5d
Withdrawal of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure and Improved Ejection Fraction
BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists on the prognostic role of continuing medical therapy in patients with heart failure (HF) and an ejection fraction (EF) that has improved over time. This study ...
The American Journal of Managed Care18h
Pulmonary Hypertension Subtypes Show Distinct PA Flow Hemodynamics
Investigators used 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging to search for differences between pulmonary artery (PA) ...
Rolling Out3d
How to respond when heart failure strikes
Discover the life-extending approaches to managing heart failure through medication adherence, lifestyle modifications, and ...
Medscape21h
ECG Challenge: Possible Problems With a Pacemaker
A 76-year-old woman presents with a persistently rapid heart rate that she attributes to her pacemaker. What does the ECG show?
AHA/ASA Journals9d
Myeloid Fatty Acid Metabolism Activates Neighboring Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Promote Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
BACKGROUND: Despite the high morbidity and mortality of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), treatment ...
MPR3d
Finerenone Under Review for Patients With Heart Failure and LVEF ≥40%
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for finerenone for the treatment of ...
The Daily Courier3d
To Your Good Health: A GLP-1 agonist can help reduce weight, sleep apnea and more
My 66-year-old husband recently received a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He is 5 feet, 7 ...