An ejection fraction >35% is unconventional to be considered "preserved," so the results of this trial are inconclusive on whether patients with heart failure and ejection fractions usually ...

The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, ...

An international team of researchers at the University of Manchester, Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating ...

The results from the SUMMIT trial of tirzepatide in obese patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) showed that Lilly's drug cut the risk of cardiovascular mortality and ...

Understanding how patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) die provides insight into the natural history and pathophysiology of this complex syndrome, thereby allowing ...

Whereas obesity is a common confounder when interpreting natriuretic peptide values, and the presence of atrial fibrillation has an important influence on pretest probability, other confounders are ...

The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, ...

At one year, patients taking tirzepatide had a 38% lower rate of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure (defined as worsening heart failure symptoms in addition to hospitalization or the ...

Tirzepatide improves kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), regardless of chronic kidney disease status.

Preventing onset and development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Date: April 15, 2025 Source: Baylor College of Medicine Summary: An international team of researchers has ...