Research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), shows that women with heart disease are less likely to be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men. Cholesterol-lowering medications are a mainstay in the treatment of coronary artery disease. They help save lives and prevent heart attacks and should be prescribed to all patients with the disease. ...
Disparities in Heart Failure
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Older men had higher rates of mortality due to coexisting diabetes and heart failure than older women.
women who reported high alcohol intake had a higher risk of heart disease compared to those with moderate intake
Neighborhood-level poverty was associated with likelihood to pick up prescriptions for heart failure medication.
Exposure to environmental metals may increase the risk of heart failure among American Indians.
Each 10-year decrease in age at heart failure heightened the risk of subsequent dementia.
Short-term use of NSAIDs could lead to an increased risk of first-time hospitalization for heart failure in diabetic patients
The co-occurrence of social risk factors were associated with emergency department visits after heart failure.
Young adult cancer survivors are at higher risk of heart failure when treated with anthracyclines.
Having a higher body mass index (BMI) may not protect the heart in patients with heart failure.
Adults living in rural areas are more likely to develop heart failure than adults living in urban areas.
The Social Deprivation Index may be useful to predict outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Longer heart failure hospitalization among minority patients was not associated with greater quality of care at discharge.
It promotes proactive, ongoing conversations and offers practical steps for women with heart failure and care providers.
Congestive heart failure is common after doxorubicin chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Race and sex have a significant impact on in-hospital admissions and overall outcomes in patients with heart failure.
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