Heart Failure Risk Much Higher in Rural Areas
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Heart Failure Risk Much Higher in Rural Areas
2023-02-08 21:56:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Adults living in rural areas of the United States have a 19% higher risk of developing heart failure compared with their urban counterparts, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The news is worse... Read More

Study Finds Racial Disparities in Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
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Study Finds Racial Disparities in Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
2022-10-19 14:52:43
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — White Adults were twice as likely as Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers to receive potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and mechanical heart pumps, a new National Institutes of Health-supported study has found. Researchers followed... Read More

Diabetes Drug May Benefit All Heart Failure Patients
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Diabetes Drug May Benefit All Heart Failure Patients
2022-09-07 21:09:40
by Dan McCue

BOSTON — Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have uncovered new evidence that shows drugs originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes may benefit a wide range of patients with heart failure.  The research was presented at the recent European... Read More

Earlier Cardiac Rehab Program Shows Benefits for Heart Failure Patients
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Earlier Cardiac Rehab Program Shows Benefits for Heart Failure Patients
2021-05-19 14:18:23
by Alexa Hornbeck

An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored to the individual improved physical function, frailty, quality-of-life, and depression in hospitalized heart failure patients, compared to traditional rehabilitation programs. Supported by the National Institute on Aging, part of the... Read More

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