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Most HF patients do not undergo loop diuretic dose reduction after SGLT2i initiation
Most HF patients do not undergo loop diuretic dose reduction after SGLT2i initiation
19 Dec 2023

Majority of the patients with heart failure (HF) who have initiated treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) show no change in loop diuretic dose, reports a study.

Most HF patients do not undergo loop diuretic dose reduction after SGLT2i initiation
19 Dec 2023
Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
15 Dec 2023

The prevalence of frailty among older outpatients with hypertension is high, but the agreement between various frailty tools is moderate to weak, according to a study.

Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
15 Dec 2023
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
15 Dec 2023

In older patients with hypertension, achieving an average on-treatment systolic blood pressure (SBP) of <130 mm Hg appears to result in improved outcomes without any safety concerns, suggest the results of a recent study.

SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
15 Dec 2023