Dr. Hare answers the question: 'Must I Repeat Ejection Fraction Tests?' — -- Question: Should the ejection fraction test be repeated at each visit to my doctor, or at all? Answer: The ejection ...

Adjusted analyses associated overestimation with nearly doubled 2-year mortality (aHR 1.98; 95% CI, 1.04-3.77). Differences in advanced-therapy receipt did not explain the mortality signal, suggesting ...

A secondary analysis of the SOUL trial shows significant improvement in heart failure outcomes with oral semaglutide vs placebo, consistent with the injectable formulation.

Patients with newly diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) commonly have improvements in their LVEF, but that doesn’t mean they can let their guard down, data from a large ...

Objective: To provide an overview of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), as well as its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical evidence regarding its pharmacologic management.

Withdrawing renin-angiotensin inhibitors/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists tied to higher one-year mortality, morbidity. HealthDay News — In ...