Standard diuretic therapy within GDMT yielded comparable outcomes to pleural drainage in elderly acute heart failure with moderate pleural effusion.
Heart Failure Fluid Buildup: One Treatment May Be Enough
This retrospective observational cohort study of 514 elderly acute heart failure patients with moderate pleural effusion in China found that…
For many older heart failure patients, standard medication alone may be just as effective as a procedure to drain fluid from the lungs, pote…
Predictive model for acute heart failure in STEMI patients after PCI shows high accuracy
New Score Predicts Heart Failure Risk After Heart Attack
A retrospective cohort study of 419 STEMI patients treated with PCI at Maanshan People's Hospital evaluated a predictive model for acute hea…
A new score predicts heart failure risk after heart attack by using blood pressure and lab results to spot danger before symptoms appear.
Retrospective study of levosimendan use in acute heart failure patients across Jiangxi Province hospitals.
A Heart Drug Works Differently Depending on Your Body Weight
This retrospective, observational study evaluated levosimendan in 2,398 acute heart failure patients across Jiangxi Province hospitals. The …
A heart failure drug called levosimendan may work differently depending on how much a patient weighs, according to new real-world data.
Phase 4 study evaluates nitroglycerin's effects on stroke volume in 21 AHF patients
Can a common heart drug help people with acute heart failure breathe easier?
A Phase 4 study enrolled 21 patients with acute heart failure to evaluate the effects of nitroglycerin on stroke volume. The study aimed to …
Nitroglycerin may help acute heart failure patients pump more blood and flush out fluid to ease breathing in the critical early hours of tre…