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TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure, influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations are associated with lower in-hospital mortality, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2020: The Digital Experience, held virtually from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. Karthik Gonuguntla, M.D., from the University of Connecticut in...

TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women are at increased risk for heart failure and death after first-time myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Nov. 30 in Circulation. Justin A. Ezekowitz, M.B.B.Ch., from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and colleagues examined the incidence, angiographic findings, treatment, and clinical outcomes...

MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women younger than 55 years with type 2 diabetes have a 10-fold greater risk for having coronary heart disease (CHD) over the next two decades, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Cardiology. Sagar B. Dugani, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,...

Medically reviewed by Dr. Shani S. Saks, D.O. on July 27, 2023 Cardiac amyloidosis is a common cause of heart failure and should be screened in elderly heart failure patients with myocardial thickening. Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) has emerged as an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure (HF) in recent years. The available studies on CA prevalence...

The number of older patients in the United States is expected to increase by 69% between 2020 and 2060. In addition, ethnic and racial groups are expected to become the racial majority within the next 35 years. However, heart failure disparities and comorbidity disparities span across different ethnic groups. Socioeconomic factors, race, and conditions associated...

Researchers investigated geographic disparities in heart failure outcomes in states with the highest and lowest life expectancies. Disparities in heart failure mortality and incidence, as well as the decline in survival rates of heart failure patients, emphasize the need for appropriate treatment strategies. Geographic disparities in life expectancy (LE) exist in the United States, which...

THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women, sedentary behavior is associated with an increased risk for incident heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Michael J. LaMonte, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University at Buffalo in New York, and colleagues studied 80,982 women in the...

Reduction seen in severity of pain and improvement in sleep quality for patients after open-heart surgery. Use of aromatherapy with peppermint oil after open-heart surgery attenuates pain and improves sleep quality, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Mahla Maghami, from Kashan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and...

A recent study examined how frequently the V122I genetic variant leads to heart failure in older Black individuals. This research sought to identify how specific genes can influence the development and presentation of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) remains an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure among older individuals. The V122I variant, associated with...

Heart transplants may be particularly risky for young Black Americans, with new research suggesting they are twice as likely to die after they receive their new organ. To reach that conclusion, researchers analyzed the outcomes of nearly 23,000 adults, aged 18 to 80, who had a heart transplant in the United States between 2005 and...