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Diet, the Gut Microbiome and Heart Failure
Author(s): Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan Added: 3 years ago
“All diseases begin in the gut.” – Hippocrates (460–370 BC) In recent years many researchers have described the relationship between the gut microbiota and many diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.1,2 Diet is one of the major factors that influence the pattern of the gut microbiota.3 This article discusses how the gut microbiota affects heart failure. What is… View more

Heart Failure
A Review of Plant-based Diets to Prevent and Treat Heart Failure
Author(s): Conor P Kerley Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality. Nutritional factors are major contributors to HF precursors, including hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance/diabetes and systemic inflammation. Multiple landmark trials, including Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)1 and Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED),2 have documented the… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
ACC 2022 Late-breaker Discussion: The SODIUM-HF Trial
Author(s): Justin Ezekowitz , Harriette Van Spall Added: 2 years ago
In this in-depth conversational interview, Late-breaker host Dr Harriette Van Spall(McMaster University, CA) meets PI, Dr Justin A. Ezekowitz (University of Alberta, CA) to discuss the SODIUM-HF trial (CT02012179). The aim of the trial was to evaluate the effects of a low-sodium diet, compared to usual care in patients with heart failure. Presented first at ACC.22, the trial showed that reducing… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
AHA 23: 3 Trials That Will Change My Practice
Author(s): Purvi Parwani Added: 4 months ago
AHA 23 — Dr Purvi Parwani, cardiologist and multimodality imager, and director of the Women's Heart Clinic at Loma Linda University Health in the US, spotlights three game-changing late-breaking science trials from the AHA Scientific Sessions. Discover the trials anticipated to reshape clinical practices as Dr Parwani shares her insights.Trials discussed in detail include:POP-HT: Cardiac… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Dr Purvi Parwani
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Imaging & Diagnostics

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

 Job title: Cardiologist & Advanced Cardiovascular Imager
Dr Purvi Parwani is a cardiologist, multimodality imager and Associate Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University in California. With board certification in Internal Medicine (2012), Nuclear Cardiology (2015), Echocardiography (2017) and Cardiovascular disease (2017), Dr. Parwani is a recognised expert in her field. Her research interests include cardiovascular imaging, structural… View more
Epicardial Fat in HFpEF: Correlation or Causation?
Author(s): Mary-Tiffany Oduah , Varun Sundaram , Yogesh Reddy Added: 1 year ago

Heart Failure
Robert Eckel
Job title: Professor of Medicine
Dr Robert Eckel is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, US.Dr Eckel has held appointments such as the Charles A. Boettcher II Endowed Chair in atherosclerosis research at the University of Colorado, director of the Lipid Clinic at University of Colorado Hospital, and program director of the… View more
Added: 2 years ago
Controversy is good.But when it comes to hyperkalaemia management, we need solutions. Chair, Prof Sydney Tang (University of Hong Kong, HK) Prof Chuan-Ming Hao(Huashan Hospital, CN) and Dr Kieran McCafferty(Queen Mary University London, UK) discuss the implementation of hyperkalaemia management strategies for patients with CKD in line with recent guidelines updates. View more
AHA 2023 Late-Breaking Science Lineup Revealed
Added: 6 months ago Source:  AHA, Jordan Rance
The American Heart Association has announced eight late-breaking science sessions to be presented in Philadelphia from November 10th to November 13th. AHA is focussed on innovation in cardiovascular disease for scientists, clinicians, researchers and other healthcare professionals. Among the event’s highlights are eight late-breaking trial sessions, as listed below. Watch our coverage of… View more
Fluid Management in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Author(s): Pierpaolo Pellicori , Kuldeep Kaur , Andrew L Clark Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common reasons for admission to hospital. It is associated with long in-patient stays, and has a high in-hospital and post-discharge morbidity and mortality, whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is reduced (HFREF) or normal (HeFNEF).1,2 Congestion, or fluid overload, is a classic clinical feature of patients presenting with HF. In some patients,… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions