Heart Failure Society of America
Boston • September 18 - 21, 2011
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Novel IV Drug No Help in Acute HF
BOSTON -- An investigational IV agent for acute decompensated heart failure does not appear to reduce dyspnea, although some questions remain about whether development should continue, researchers found.
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Depressed Spouse Affects HF Patient, Too
BOSTON -- Heart failure patients’ quality of life suffers most when both they and their caregivers are depressed, researchers found.
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Longer Look Confirms Nesiritide’s Flop
BOSTON -- Six-month follow-up in the ASCEND-HF trial confirmed a lack of significant clinical benefit -- or harm -- from nesiritide (Natrecor) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, researchers found.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality in Afib
BOSTON -- Among patients with atrial fibrillation, those who are taking a statin may be less likely to die during follow-up than those who are not taking a statin, a retrospective study showed.
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CABG Has Benefit in Ischemic Heart Failure
BOSTON -- Adding CABG to guideline-based medical therapy improved quality of life in patients with ischemic heart failure, although the clinical significance of the findings remains unclear, an analysis of the STICH trial showed.
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Remote HF Monitoring Cuts Readmissions
BOSTON -- Monitoring heart failure patients remotely -- either through simple telephone calls or more complex telemonitoring -- can improve outcomes, with particular benefits in driving down hospital readmissions, a subanalysis of a Cochrane review showed.
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HF Outcome Better With Biomarker Panel
BOSTON -- A panel of seven biomarkers was highly predictive of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure, researchers found.
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Heart Failure Risk Rises as the Blood Boils
BOSTON -- Individuals who are prone to getting angry may have a higher risk for heart failure, researchers found.
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Tracking Fluid Build-Up Fails to Help HF Patients
BOSTON -- Measuring intrathoracic impedance in patients with heart failure -- and alerting the patients at a certain threshold -- did not improve outcomes, researchers found.
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Controversy Highlighted at Upcoming Meeting
BOSTON -- Much progress has been made in managing heart failure, but there are still some areas of controversy that will be highlighted at the upcoming meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America here.
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