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2. Management of heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Sleep apnea is an under-recognized risk factor for heart failure. Uncontrolled sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart failure by up to 140%. [4] Weight reduction – through physical activity and dietary modification, as obesity is a risk factor for heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy. Effective weight management has been shown ...

3. ACE inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   In a large clinical study, one of the agents in the ACE inhibitor class, ramipril (Altace), demonstrated an ability to reduce the mortality rates of patients with a myocardial infarction and to slow the subsequent development of heart failure. This finding was made after it was discovered that regular use of ramipril reduced mortality rates ...

4. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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   The choice between the drugs is to a large degree determined by the characteristics of the patient being prescribed for, the drugs' side effects, and cost. Most drugs have other uses; sometimes the presence of other symptoms can warrant the use of one particular antihypertensive. Examples include: Age can affect the choice of medications.

5. Cardiac glycoside - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac glycosides have long served as the main medical treatment to congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia, due to their effects of increasing the force of muscle contraction while reducing heart rate. Heart failure is characterized by an inability to pump enough blood to support the body, possibly due to a decrease in the volume of ...

6. US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to cut risk of ... - AOL

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   Novo's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic belongs to a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists and has the same active ingredient as its popular obesity treatment Wegovy. The U.S. Food and ...

7. Sacubitril/valsartan - Wikipedia

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   the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure (incidence 21.8% vs 26.5%) cardiovascular death (incidence 13.3% vs 16.5%) first hospitalization for worsening heart failure (incidence 12.8% vs 15.6%), and; all-cause mortality (incidence 17.0% vs 19.8%)

8. Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will begin manufacturing ... - AOL

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   Cost Plus Drugs is grounded in the simplicity of buying drugs and selling them directly to consumers at low, transparent costs, Cuban stressed. The online retailer now carries 2,500 medications ...

9. US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain ...

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