Current approaches to worsening heart failure: Pathophysiological and molecular insights

A D'Amato, S Prosperi, P Severino, V Myftari… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Worsening heart failure (WHF) is a severe and dynamic condition characterized by
significant clinical and hemodynamic deterioration. It is characterized by worsening HF …

Oral Cardiac Drug–Gut Microbiota Interaction in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: An Emerging Association

I Paraskevaidis, A Briasoulis, E Tsougos - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Regardless of the currently proposed best medical treatment for heart failure patients, the
morbidity and mortality rates remain high. This is due to several reasons, including the …

Sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists synergism in heart failure: it takes two to tango

J Bauersachs, S Soltani - European Heart Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Synergistic effects of MRA and SGLT2i in HF: Key beneficial effects (+) of mineralocorticoid
receptor antagonists (MRA) and sodium–glucose co-transporter inhibitors (SGLT2i) on …

Vericiguat in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction: a patient-level, pooled meta-analysis of VITALITY-HFpEF and VICTORIA

C Chen, J Lv, C Liu - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Vericiguat, the newest soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) drug, is potentially beneficial in
treating heart failure (HF). However, most studies have only confirmed the significant impact …

New challenges in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: managing worsening events

C Lavalle, L Di Lullo, JP Jabbour, M Palombi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients with an established diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction
(HFrEF) are prone to experience episodes of worsening symptoms and signs despite …

COMPArison of Multi-Point Pacing and ConvenTional cardiac resynchronization therapy through noninvasive hemodynamics measurement: short-and long-term …

F Passafaro, A Rapacciuolo, A Ruocco… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive hemodynamic studies have shown improved left ventricular (LV) performances
when cardiac resynchronization therapy/defibrillator is delivered through multipoint pacing …

Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, HEC95468, in healthy volunteers: a randomized, double …

Y Gui, W Wang, Q Wu, Q Ding, H Qian, Q Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Heart failure is the most costly cardiovascular disorder. New treatments are urgently needed.
This study aims to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic profile of …

Vericiguat Use in Patients with Heart Failure in Real-World Settings during the First Year after the Drug Authorization in Japan

S Okami, C Ohlmeier, M Takeichi, M Aguila… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Vericiguat was developed to treat patients with heart failure (HF). Currently,
limited data are available to characterize vericiguat-treated patients in real-world clinical …

Towards the Fifth Pillar for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Vericiguat in Older and Complex Patients

L Spadafora, M Bernardi, G Sarto, B Simeone… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) represents an emerging epidemic,
particularly affecting frail, older, and multimorbid patients. Current therapy for the …

Great Debate: SGLT2 inhibitors should be first-line treatment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

M Packer, JGF Cleland, J Bauersachs - European Heart Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
SGLT2 inhibitors should be first-line treatment in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
ARNI, angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor; CV, cardiovascular; GRMT, guideline …