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Use of an antihypertensive drug does not appear to reduce the risk of all-cause mortality or hospital readmission in hospitalized older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who are receiving contemporary treatments for HF, reveals a recent study.

In addition to cardiometabolic benefits, a lifestyle intervention aimed at weight loss in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are overweight or obese may reduce COPD symptoms, according to results of the INSIGHT COPD trial presented at ATS 2022.

Men receiving testosterone therapy (TT) who develop polycythemia are at greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the first year of therapy, according to a recent study.

Initially approved to improve glycaemic control and reduce cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the SGLT-2* inhibitor empagliflozin reduced hospitalization for heart failure (HFH) or cardiovascular death and delayed renal function decline when added to recommended therapy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the EMPEROR-Reduced** trial. The EMPEROR-Preserved** trial has now shown that the benefits of empagliflozin extend to patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.