Tag: heart failure

Catheter ablation appears better than drug therapy for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) in racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new look at CABANA trial data. CABANA, which was undertaken to compare catheter ablation and rate-control or rhythm-control drug therapy for AF, concluded there was no significant difference between the two strategies in improving the

Black patients diagnosed by dermatologists with cutaneous sarcoidosis were significantly more likely to have unrecognized systemic organ involvement than were non-Black patients, according to a retrospective chart review of patients seen at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston. Black patients were also significantly more likely to have two or more

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at intermediate risk of death within a year may be switched from a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor to riociguat to reduce risk, researchers suggest. “Decision making regarding treatment of PAH has become increasingly complex,” Dr. Marius Hoeper of Hanover Medical School in Germany told Reuters

Being obese and pregnant raises the risk for cardiac complications in women with preexisting heart disease, new research suggests, highlighting the need for earlier interventions in this high-risk population.    The analysis of 790 pregnancies revealed that 23% of women with obesity, defined as body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2, had a cardiac event

The terminology and classification scheme for heart failure (HF) is changing in ways that experts hope will directly impact patient outcomes. In a new consensus statement, a multisociety group of experts proposed a new universal definition of heart failure and made substantial revisions to the way in which the disease is staged and classified. The

Better than drugs: DASH diet protects against heart disease A nutrition study, which was accompanied by 4,500 people over 13 years, proves that a certain diet can reduce the risk for heart disease dramatically. In particular, persons under 75 years were able to benefit from the so-called DASH diet, the extra is designed to reduce

How does spironolactone work for so many conditions? When it comes to the heart, lowering blood pressure, and helping relieve edema, spironolactone works by competing with aldosterone for receptor sites in the kidneys, which increases sodium and water removal while conserving potassium. That’s why it is called a potassium-sparing diuretic. Wait, but what else? When

When cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp meets her patients for the first time, they often assume she’s the nurse. That’s why she’s making it her mission to challenge gender stereotypes and highlight diversity in a field traditionally dominated by men. Through her role as an ambassador for the global campaign, #ILookLikeASurgeon, she’s been instrumental in

It has long been established that saturated fats found in red meat is one major cause of heart arteries block. Tick bites could trigger the allergic reaction to red meat and spread the sensitivity to the allergen among people. Researchers have found a link between an allergen found in red meat and the build-up of