The AJMC® Heart Failure compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump enough blood due to damaged heart muscle.
May 15th 2024
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Study Identifies Platelet Distribution Width as a Predictor of Heart Failure Prognosis
January 8th 2021Amid speculation that total blood counts may be associated with heart failure prognosis, researchers find that higher levels of platelet distribution width could be used to predict a worse prognosis for heart failure.
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Self-Care Intervention Fails to Significantly Improve Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure
December 21st 2020Hoping to improve outcomes among patients with acute heart failure discharged from the emergency department, study findings show that 30-day improvements from a self-care intervention were not sustainable through 90 days.
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This Week in Managed Care: December 18, 2020
December 18th 2020This week, the top managed care news included the first coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine shipments arriving nationwide; FDA panel votes to expand use of heart failure drug; efforts to address social determinants of health amid the pandemic.
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Steady Increase Seen in Cardiac Arrest−Related Overdoses During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 4th 2020Overdose-related cardiac arrests rose consistently in the first few months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, coming in at 48.5% above baseline through August 1, according to national emergency medical services data.
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IV Iron Reduces Risk of Rehospitalization Among Iron-Deficient Patients With HF
November 27th 2020Intravenous (IV) iron reduced rehospitalization risk among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF) and low iron, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020.
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