Medications
Opinion: Unlocking hope for people with kidney disease
For the first time, we have the tools to greatly reduce kidney disease. How can we make sure they get to those who need them?
Mar 9, 2023
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Chronic Heart Failure
Cardiology
PET/CT detects cardiovascular disease risk factors in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2019 Annual Meeting draws a strong link between severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and impaired coronary flow reserve, which is an early sign ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Cardiology
ESC Guidelines on acute and chronic heart failure launched today
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure are published today in European Heart Journal and the European Journal of Heart Failure, and presented at ...
May 20, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Benefits of weight loss on serious health problems depends upon initial BMI, suggests UK study in over 400,000 adults
For people with obesity, the impact of losing or gaining weight on serious health problems depends on their starting body mass index (BMI), according to a study in over 400,000 adults with obesity in primary care across the ...
May 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Heart disease and kidney disease—what's the connection?
Dear Mayo Clinic: My 78-year-old mother had a heart attack three weeks ago. She was feeling better for a bit, but became ill again and was told she has an acute kidney injury. Are the two conditions somehow related? Is she ...
Jul 17, 2019
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Diabetes
Higher β-blocker dose linked to lower mortality risk
(HealthDay)—An increased β-blocker dose is associated with a greater prognostic advantage in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and diabetes than in those with CHF but no diabetes, according to a study published ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Cardiology
SCORED and SOLOIST trials add to evidence for treating diabetes with SGLT2 inhibitors
Less than a decade ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in an entirely new way. Since that time, evidence in favor of the use of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Cardiology
MOXIE significantly reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk chronic disease patients
Researchers from the University of Calgary, the Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC), and social impact creative agency Emergence Creative are announcing dramatic results that demonstrate a significant improvement ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Central sleep apnoea device increases mortality in heart failure
Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy increases mortality and should not be used to treat central sleep apnoea in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, the SERVE-HF trial shows.
Sep 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows effectiveness of low-cost medicine in treating high blood pressure in people with advanced kidney disease
An all Indiana University School of Medicine team of researchers led by, Rajiv Agarwal, MD, professor of medicine and staff physician at the Roudebush VA, and including Arjun Sinha, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine ...
Nov 11, 2021
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