Heterogeneity of HFpEF phenotypes and treatment options
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Literature - Shah SJ et al., Circulation. 2016Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionA Multiorgan RoadmapShah SJ, Kitzman DW, Borlaug BA, et al.Circulation. 2016;134:73-90 Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for 50% of all HF cases,…
Hypoxaemic burden may predict mortality in heart failure patients
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Literature - Oldenburg O et al., Eur Heart J 2016 Oldenburg O, Wellmann B, Buchholz A, et al.Eur Heart J 2016;37:1695-1703 BackgroundSleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is often not recognised but highly prevalent in cardiovascular patients [1]. SDB can be categorised as obstructive (OSA) or central (…
HFpEF patients with EF at lower end of spectrum may benefit from MRA
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Literature - Solomon SD et al., Eur Heart J 2016 Solomon SD, Claggett B, Lewis EF, et al, for the TOPCAT InvestigatorsEur Heart J 2016 37: 455-462 BackgroundTrials in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have used different definitions of the condition, ranging from …
Risk factor assessment for the development of HF in patients with first diagnosis AF
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Literature - Potpara TS, Polovina MM, Licina MM et al. - Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Apr;15(4):415-24.Potpara TS, Polovina MM, Licina MM et al.Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Apr;15(4):415-24.BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) often coexist and share risk factors. These conditions also bee…
Lipid-Lowering Effects of Thyroid Hormone
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Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. John Baxter to Lipid Luminations. Dr. Baxter is Senior Member at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas as well at the Methodist Hospital Reasearch Institute. He will be discussing Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta and Tissue Selective Uptake Antagonists. In particular, h
Keeping the "Fit" in Fitness: How to Avoid Exercise Pitfalls
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Fitness professional Bobby Whisnand explains the importance of exercise and how to maintain an efficient workout routine.
What's On Your Patient's Plate: Focus on Metabolic Syndrome
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Kathy King shows effective ways to envision more ideal meal plates and associated nutrition counseling for patients with metabolic syndrome.
More Than 1 Billion People in the World Are Now Living with Obesity, Global Analysis Suggests
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.…
Cocoa Extract Supplement Found to Have Benefits for Cognition Among Older Adults with Lower Diet Quality
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Cocoa Extract Supplement Benefits for Cognition in Older Adults Cocoa Extract Supplement Found to Have Benefits for Cognition Among Older Adults with Lower Diet Quality As we age, maintaining cognitive function becomes increasingly important. A recent study has found that coc…
Uterine Cancer Deaths Could Soon Outnumber Deaths from Ovarian Cancer, Oncologist Says: ‘We Need To Do Better’
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Cancer patient Jeff Bolle and his wife Connie joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how they have been battling the shortages and their broader concerns surrounding the lack of treatment. The most common type of gynecologic cancer in the U.S. has been on the rise in recent years — and there’s n…