Though highly effective, medications for the prevention of chronic kidney disease progression are under-utilized, emphasizing the need for better use of prognostic tools.

Scientists have discovered that long-term use of common medications for high blood pressure and heart failure could contribute to kidney damage. While these drugs, including ACE inhibitors, are ...

Obesity significantly impacts cardiovascular health, increasing risks such as left ventricular hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, ...

A recent study suggests that a commonly prescribed type of blood pressure medication, known as angiotensin receptor blockers ...

Background Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is ...

1. Chemotherapy agents: Medications like anthracyclines and trastuzumab are known to cause cardiotoxicity, leading to reduced heart function and even heart failure. 2. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory ...

The researchers found that individual SGLT-2 inhibitors showed similar cardiovascular effectiveness at clinically effective doses; however, low-dose dapagliflozin was less effective in reducing heart ...

But he [Christie] was right at the heart of it,” gushed Carragher on Monday night football. A regular fixture in the Bournemouth midfield, the Inverness-born midfielder has featured in 21 of the ...

The integrative physiology of the left ventricle and systemic circulation is fundamental to our understanding of advanced heart failure and cardiogenic shock. In simplest terms, any increase in aortic ...

ACE inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors) have become an essential treatment for heart disease, particularly in managing conditions like heart failure and high blood pressure.

Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term "congestive" simply ...

Congestive heart failure—often referred to as heart failure—is the term used to describe what happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure should not ...