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FDA approves heart failure drug, looks into antiseptic safety
This update covers a warning that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors can cause ketoacidosis, and approval of a drug that can reduce hospitalizations from worsening chronic heart failure. ... The drug was approved under priority review based on a
July 2015
Heart failure, part two
Heart failure, part two. Now it's time for the bummer news about heart failure (HF). ... But, as Philip Poole-Wilson, MD, said in his inimitable English accent about the exercise and heart failure study: "Safety without benefit is a bit dull, really.".
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--Cancer risk appears higher in heart failure patients
not have heart failure, after adjustment for BMI, smoking, and Charlson comorbidity index. ... non-cardiac morbidity and of cancer surveillance in the management of [heart failure] patients.".
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--9 performance measures for heart failure expand use of beta-blockers to inpatient care, among other recommendations
outcomes. "In order to improve the quality of heart failure care, one has to provide measures of quality. ... Eight measures from the previous heart failure performance measures set, which were released in 2005, were retired.
October 2019
Stroke news of the obvious
And finally, stroke patients who have heart failure are more likely to die in the hospital than stroke patients without heart failure. ... vs. someone without that extra condition.) Stroke heart failure patients also stayed in the hospital longer and
October 2019
K, kidneys, and ketoacidosis | Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 News | ACP Internist
Endocrinologists, nephrologists, and heart failure docs have a love affair with these,” he said.
April 2019
No kidding
to have an accompanying editorial called “Rethinking the focus of heart failure quality measures.” Both were authored by luminaries in the field. ... This is, of course, hard to pull off, because of the challenges associated with “managing
October 2019
Heart failure, statins take center stage at AHA conference
HF-ACTION involved 2,331 heart failure patients (average age, 59 years) who were followed for about 2.5 years. ... Researchers tested whether irbesartan (Avapro) might lower death and hospitalizations for heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke and
February 2009
Requiem for ABC David
1. Admit: to medical surgical unit. 2. Because: diagnosis of congestive heart failure. ... Orders are different, of course, for congestive heart failure and community acquired pneumonia, for hip fractures and bowel obstructions and for exacerbations of
October 2019
Drawing lines
As often occurs with chronically ill elders, Milt winds up back in the hospital six weeks later with "congestive heart failure." His heart is not pumping blood effectively, so fluid is ... Without it, Milt will die due to kidney failure. Fortunately,
October 2019