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The federal government's effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation's hospitals. In its 10th annual round of penalties, Medicare is reducing its payments to 2,499 hospitals, or 47% of all facilities. The average penalty is a 0.64% reduction in payment […]
Rates of heart failure (HF) caused by methamphetamine abuse are climbing quickly in the western United States, at great financial and societal cost, suggests an analysis that documents the trends in California over a recent decade. In the new study, methamphetamine-associated HF (meth-HF) admissions in the state rose by 585% between 2008 and 2018, and […]
Statin use among patients with heart failure is associated with a 16% lower risk of developing cancer compared with non-statin users during an average of four years of follow-up, according to new research published today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal. In addition, the study found that statin use was associated with a 26% reduced […]
Although recent trial results have established the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors dapagliflozin and empagliflozin as a key new part of the recommended multidrug treatment regimen for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the current U.S. cost for dapagliflozin means it has merely “intermediate” value when it comes to cost-effectiveness. A typical regimen […]
People who mostly ate foods with a low glycemic index had a lower likelihood of premature death and major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those whose diet included more “poor quality” food with a high glycemic index. The results from the global PURE study, of nearly 120,000 people, provide evidence that helps cement glycemic index […]
University of Alberta researchers have found that limiting the amount of fat the body releases into the bloodstream from fat cells during heart failure could help improve outcomes for patients. In a recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology, Jason Dyck, professor of pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and director […]
The scientists evaluated the long-term impact of diabetes on the development of heart failure, both with preserved ejection fraction measurement of the percentage of blood leaving the heart with each contraction and reduced ejection fraction. Diabetes is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure, according to a study which demonstrates that even […]
How expensive is a health must be harmful to the product, so that consumers buy less of it or completely leave it alone? In the case of cigarettes and alcohol has been seized in the last few years, already hard. In particular, the prices for tobacco were raised substantially. The consumption is decreased. A team […]
Latte lovers, rejoice. New research has found that a daily dose of coffee (or three) may actually help with heart health. Experts at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne examined a series of studies looking at the effects of caffeine on conditions such as arrhythmias (aka, when the heart beats too fast, too […]