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ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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High-dose spironolactone didn't affect acute heart failure outcomes
The results contrast with previous research suggesting potential benefit from spironolactone, and the authors speculated that the drug could possibly have more effect at a higher dose or in certain subgroups of patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/19/1.htm
19 Jul 2017
Beta-blocker use after hospital discharge appears beneficial in severe acute heart failure
Patients with severe acute heart failure appear to benefit from beta-blocker therapy after hospital discharge, a new study reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/27/4.htm
27 Apr 2011
Early treatment with spironolactone not effective for new-onset acute HF
Patients with acute heart failure (HF) who received spironolactone at discharge did not have a lower risk for HF readmission or mortality over the next year but were at higher risk for hyperkalemia, a retrospective cohort study in U.S. hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/early-treatment-with-spironolactone-not-effective-for-new-onset-acute-hf.htm
6 Mar 2024
Nesiritide not effective for acute heart failure
Nesiritide is not an effective treatment for acute decompensated heart failure, according to a new controlled trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2011
Studies look at outcomes with drug use and heart failure, infective endocarditis
Almost 10% of patients with acute heart failure tested positive for drug use, a French study found, while an analysis of U.S. patients who injected drugs and underwent surgery for infective endocarditis found that 79% had relapsed and 68% had died by five years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/studies-look-at-outcomes-with-drug-use-and-heart-failure-infective-endocarditis.htm
21 Feb 2024
Higher ACS mortality in women vs. men may be related to acute heart failure
A retrospective study of 87,812 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) found that those with acute heart failure were more likely to die and that women were more likely to present with acute heart failure than men.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/higher-acs-mortality-in-women-vs-men-may-be-related-to-acute-heart-failure.htm
3 May 2023
Acute heart failure outcomes don't differ by furosemide dose level, interval of administration
Outcomes for patients with acute decompensated heart failure don't differ when furosemide is delivered via continuous infusion versus bolus, or at a high dose versus a low dose, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/1.htm
9 Mar 2011
Empagliflozin shows clinical benefit in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure
A secondary analysis of the industry-funded EMPULSE trial found that patients with acute heart failure who initiated the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor had improvements in symptoms, physical limitations, and quality of life compared to those who received placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/empagliflozin-shows-clinical-benefit-in-patients-hospitalized-with-acute-heart-failure.htm
13 Apr 2022
February 21, 2024
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