Heart Failure

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.

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SGLT2i Prescriptions for Heart Failure Are Rising, but Vary Across US

November 18th 2024

Of the 518 hospitals that had at least 10 eligible discharges, only 11 of them prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors to more than half of their patients.

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Liver Fibrosis Scores May Hint at Heart Failure Risk

November 13th 2024

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β-Blockers May Raise Depression Risk for Heart Attack Survivors Without Heart Failure

November 13th 2024

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How the Clinical Trial Gender Gap Affects Women’s Heart Care

October 18th 2024

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Why Are We Still Seeing Gaps in Women’s Heart Care?

October 15th 2024

Heart Failure Clinical and Economic Burden

An in-depth discussion on the clinical and economic burden of treatment for patients with heart failure, with special consideration to progressive disease.

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Continuing Medical Education
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November 21st 2024

Advances and Best Practices for Managed Care Pharmacists in the Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

1.0 Credits / Cardiology
November 21st 2024

Exploring Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis and Its Phenotypes: A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Treatment

1.5 Credits / Cardiology, Neurology, Rare Diseases
November 21st 2024

The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology

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June 10th 2014

Herceptin Can Lead to Heart Problems

Nearly 10% of women treated with herceptin were found to be susceptible to heart risks, which reversed once treatment was halted.
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May 20th 2014

The Yin and the Yang of CV Risks in Patients With Diabetes

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Study Answers Longstanding Question About Metformin After Heart Attack
April 1st 2014

Study Answers Longstanding Question About Metformin After Heart Attack

Metformin, the go-to drug for patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), may help control glycated hemoglobin (A1C) levels, but it does not help prevent heart failure in heart attack patients who do not have the disease, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
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February 11th 2014

AJMC Study: Better Diabetes Care Meant Fewer Complications

Can a diabetic's likelihood of developing complications depend on picking the right doctor? A study suggests it can.
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December 17th 2013

Florida Healthcare Collaborative Offers Road Map For Creating Partnerships to Contain Costs

PLAINSBORO, N.J. From leveraging their joint buying power to better deployment of a hard-to-find pediatric liver transplant surgeon, two large healthcare systems in Florida are seeing the benefits of sharing resources on a bigger scale, according to Kavita Patel, MD, of the Brookings Institution, and her co-authors who write in the inaugural issue of The American Journal of Accountable Care.
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November 26th 2013

Broad Approach May be Better for Reducing Readmissions, Study Suggests

As the CMS begins the second year of a penalty program for preventable hospital readmissions required by the healthcare reform law, new research indicates that hospitals fare better when they focus on patient care more generally rather than targeting specific conditions, such heart failure, or specific timeframes, such as 30 days post-discharge.
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June 7th 2013

Evidence-Based Tack Drives HF Guidelines

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April 25th 2013

Aging U.S. to Drive Up Heart-related Health Costs: Study

Paul Hauptman, MD, Addresses Patient-Focused Outcomes in Heart Failure
March 10th 2013

Paul Hauptman, MD, Addresses Patient-Focused Outcomes in Heart Failure

Paul Hauptman, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says that clinicians tend to focus on non-patient focused outcomes.
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January 16th 2013

NICE Backs New BP Devise to Detect Atrial Fibrillation

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July 20th 2012

Hospitals Taking Wide Aim at Readmissions

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February 14th 2012

Success of Telemonitoring Systems Hinges on Features, Design

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March 17th 2011

Telemonitoring With Case Management for Seniors With Heart Failure

Marcia J. Wade, MD, FCCP, MMM Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH Claire M. Spettell, PhD Aaron D. Snyder, BA Virginia McGowan-Stackewicz, RN, CCM Paula J. Kummer, RN, BA Maureen C. Maccoy, RN, MBA Ra
An Internet-based telehealth intervention for elderly heart failure patients found no discernible incremental impact on morbidity or mortality compared with case management alone.
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