After an evaluation that rules out an acute coronary syndrome, she receives a diagnosis of heart failure. The N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level is 1529 pg per milliliter.
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...
AstraZeneca's Farxiga reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with all types of heart failure in the DELIVER trial, which could dramatically increase the population of patients ...