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ESC HF 25: Secondary Analysis of FINEARTS-HF

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Author(s): Ankeet Bhatt Added: 5 months ago

ESC HF 25 - Secondary analysis of the FINEARTS-HF study shows finerenone treatment favourably influenced the risk of early heart failure readmission.Dr Ankeet Bhatt (Kaiser Permanante San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, US) discusses findings from the prespecified secondary analysis of the FINEARTS-HF trial (NCT04435626; Bayer). The placebo-controlled primary analysis investigated the… View more

Heart Failure

AHA 25: The FOOD-HF Trial

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Author(s): Ambarish Pandey Added: 4 days ago

AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 – Dr Ambarish Pandey (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, US) presents findings from a randomized clinical trial comparing medically tailored meals versus produce supplements on heart failure readmissions and emergency department visits.The study was conducted across two centers in Dallas, Texas. Patients were randomized within two weeks following heart… View more

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ACC 25: The MIGHTy-Heart Trial

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Author(s): Ruth Masterson Creber Added: 7 months ago

ACC 25 - Findings of the MIGHTy-Heart study shows no difference between mobile integrated healthcare and a traditional transitions of care coordinator approach in 30-day all-cause readmissions or health status.Dr Ruth Masterson Creber (Columbia University, New York, US) joins us onsite at ACC to discuss the findings from MIGHTy-Heart, a comparative effectiveness study that evaluated two different… View more

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AHA 25: The POLY-HF Trial

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Author(s): Ambarish Pandey Added: 4 days ago

AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 – Dr Ambarish Pandey (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, US) presents results from the POLY-HF trial (NCT04633005), evaluating a polypill strategy combining multiple evidence-based medications for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.This single-center randomized trial enrolled 212 patients with HFrEF (ejection fraction ≤40%) who were not… View more

Heart Failure

Akshay S Desai

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Heart Failure Prevention & Chronic Conditions Diabetes MI/ACS Nuclear Imaging & Diagnostics Cardiomyopathy

Prof Akshay Desai is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and the director of the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr Desai’s research focuses on improving care and outcomes for HF patients, as well as strategies to reduce heart failure readmissions. Prof Desai received his medical degree from HMS. He completed an internal medicine residency as well as… View more