Beta-blockers show no benefit in preserved LVEF post-MI, but may help mildly reduced LVEF
Beta-blockers may not lower heart attack risk in patients with normal heart function.
This review of three randomized controlled trials and two meta-analyses found that beta-blocker therapy did not reduce death, MI, or heart f…
A review of trials suggests beta-blockers do not reduce death or heart failure in patients with preserved heart function, but may help those…
Retrospective observational study of 122 heart failure patients at 2,800 meters altitude in Quito.
High Altitude Heart Failure: What Quito Teaches Us
This retrospective observational study included 122 patients diagnosed with heart failure at the Metropolitan Hospital of Quito, located at …
In Quito, thin air forces failing hearts to work harder, revealing how high altitude changes heart failure for millions.
Observational Cohort Study Links Dynamic Cardiac Shape to Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in UK Biobank
New Scan Tracks Heart Motion to Predict Disease Risk Better
This observational cohort study abstract analyzes UK Biobank participants to assess dynamic cardiac shape associations with incident cardiom…
How your heart moves during a beat predicts future disease risk better than just measuring its size on a standard scan.
Narrative review on ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease mechanisms.
How Your Food Choices Rewire Your Heart Signals
This narrative review synthesizes evidence on ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease. It distinguishes established, emerging, and …
Ultra-processed foods may send bad signals to your heart cells by changing the tiny messages they use to stay healthy.
Diastolic Age predicts MACE and discriminates LVDD in heart failure cohorts
Doctors Can Now Measure Your Heart’s True Age With One Scan
This cohort study involving 1,952 participants from the Project Baseline Health Study, 1,708 from WASE, and 313 from Stanford Cardiovascular…
A new scan tool calculates your heart's biological age to spot hidden risks before symptoms appear, though it is still experimental.
Review of heart failure medications and microbiome insights for individualized treatment strategies
Could gut bacteria help tailor heart failure treatment for better results?
This narrative review examines heart failure management involving digoxin, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors, ACE inhibitors, ARBs,…
Gut bacteria might help tailor heart failure treatments to work better for specific people by influencing how standard medicines affect the …
Obesity-metabolic indices associated with heart failure in coronary artery disease patients
Can a simple blood sugar number help predict heart failure risk?
This retrospective observational cohort study of 3,872 patients with coronary artery disease found that four obesity-metabolic indices were …
A simple blood sugar number called METS-IR is the best tool found so far to spot heart failure risk in patients with existing heart disease.
SMART-HF guided workflow improved PAD control in adults with heart failure and implanted sensors.
Small study links SMART-HF sensor workflow to lower pressure readings in heart failure patients
This retrospective cohort study evaluated SMART-HF, a structured pulmonary artery diastolic pressure-guided workflow, in adults with heart f…
A new heart failure workflow using implanted sensors lowered pressure readings significantly in most patients over six months without safety…
Blood levels of Mn, Fe, Zn, Cd, and Cr associated with HF status in Saudi outpatients.
Blood Levels Linked to Heart Failure Risk
This case-control study in 180 adult Saudi outpatients examined associations between blood levels of Mn, Fe, Zn, Cd, and Cr and heart failur…
Low manganese and high toxic metals in the blood are linked to heart failure risk in Saudi patients.
Narrative review explores metformin and trimetazidine in cardiovascular conditions
The Hidden Cell Death Process Quietly Driving Heart Disease
This narrative review examines the roles of metformin and trimetazidine in cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, vascular calcification,…
A specific type of cell death driven by iron and fat damage plays a key role in multiple heart conditions, including heart failure and ather…
Home-based cardiac rehab yields greater mental health and HRQoL gains in heart failure patients with elevated depression
For heart failure patients with depression, home exercise programs improved mental health and daily life.
This secondary analysis of individual patient data from the REACH-HF randomized trials (263 patients with HFrEF and HFpEF) tested whether el…
For heart failure patients struggling with depression or anxiety, home exercise programs significantly improved their mental health and dail…
Systematic review of multimodal machine learning models for heart failure classification and prognosis prediction
Can combining data sources better predict heart failure outcomes than single data types alone?
This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 15 included studies comparing multimodal machine learning models against unimodal approache…
Mixing many data sources to predict heart failure outcomes often beats using just one type, with accuracy scores reaching as high as 98.2 pe…