Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic and incurable, often leading ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Myqorzo (aficamten) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Approval of Myqorzo was granted to Cytokinetics.
Jan 6, 2026
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As a cardiologist, I frequently meet patients who have stopped taking medicines that could keep them alive. Often it's because they've seen a dramatic headline or a worrying TV report about a drug they rely on. But sometimes, ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia University computer scientists have developed ...
Aug 31, 2025
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Patients who have been treated for heart failure and experience an improvement in their pump function are still at higher risk of heart-related death or hospitalization if they stop taking heart failure medications. This ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Six-month outcomes of children and adolescents diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after COVID-19 infection show normalization of cardiac function and return to nearly full baseline health ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular condition. It is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and children, with an annual mortality rate of 1%. However, 10% to 20% ...
Dec 3, 2024
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From 2021 to 2023, there was an increase in prescription rates of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) for patients with heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than 40 percent, ...
Nov 26, 2024
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For the four in 10 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure who also have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, the prognosis can be poor.
Nov 20, 2024
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New research published in the European Heart Journal shows that it is extremely difficult to predict with accuracy among patients who have had a heart attack those who will go on to suffer a sudden cardiac death, even among ...
Oct 31, 2024
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