Heart Failure Society of America

15th Annual Scientific Meeting | September 18-21, 2011 - Boston, MA

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Novel IV Drug No Help in Acute HF

BOSTON — An investigational IV agent for acute decompensated heart failure does not appear to reduce dyspnea, although some questions remain about whether development should continue, researchers found.
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Depressed Spouse Affects HF Patient, Too

BOSTON — Heart failure patients' quality of life suffers most when both they and their caregivers are depressed, researchers found.
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Longer Look Confirms Nesiritide's Flop

BOSTON — Six-month follow-up in the ASCEND-HF trial confirmed a lack of significant clinical benefit -- or harm -- from nesiritide (Natrecor) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, researchers found.
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CABG Has Benefit in Ischemic Heart Failure

BOSTON — Adding CABG to guideline-based medical therapy improved quality of life in patients with ischemic heart failure, although the clinical significance of the findings remains unclear, an analysis of the STICH trial showed.
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Remote HF Monitoring Cuts Readmissions

BOSTON — Monitoring heart failure patients remotely -- either through simple telephone calls or more complex telemonitoring -- can improve outcomes, with particular benefits in driving down hospital readmissions, a subanalysis of a Cochrane review showed.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality in Afib

BOSTON — Among patients with atrial fibrillation, those who are taking a statin may be less likely to die during follow-up than those who are not taking a statin, a retrospective study showed.
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Heart Failure Risk Rises as the Blood Boils

BOSTON — Individuals who are prone to getting angry may have a higher risk for heart failure, researchers found.
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HF Outcome Better With Biomarker Panel

BOSTON — A panel of seven biomarkers was highly predictive of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure, researchers found.
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Tracking Fluid Build-Up Fails to Help HF Patients

BOSTON — Measuring intrathoracic impedance in patients with heart failure -- and alerting the patients at a certain threshold -- did not improve outcomes, researchers found.
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Controversy Highlighted at Upcoming Meeting

BOSTON — Much progress has been made in managing heart failure, but there are still some areas of controversy that will be highlighted at the upcoming meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America here.
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