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- Study Sheds Light on Journey From HFrEF to HFimpEFWith the prevalence of heart failure with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF) expected to increase as new treatments for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) become more broadly available, findings from a new study published in JACC...
- 18F-FAPI-42 PET Detects Fibroblast Activation in Myocardium in Patients With DCM18F-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor tracer (18F-FAPI-42) PET imaging can detect fibroblast activation in the myocardium among patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), according to a study published July 30 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
- Eagle’s Eye View: SUMMIT: A Look Into BMI, Adiposity, Tirzepitide and HFpFFIn this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the SUMMIT trial and considers how body mass index (BMI) and central adiposity affect tirzepatide outcomes for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- What is the Relationship Between Age, Weight Gain and Neuroinflammation in Youths?Values of restricted normalized isotropic (RNI) scaling factor, a brain microstructural marker that may suggest neuroinflammation, were associated with age and BMI among youths with varying weight gain, with a robust association with greater increases in BMI in young girls...
- Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Risk of CV Events in Older Veterans With CADCannabis smoking was not independently associated with the risk of a cardiovascular event (acute myocardial infarction [AMI], stroke or cardiovascular death) among veterans with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to the THC Cohort (Heart and Cannabis) study published July 21 in Circulation.