Heart Failure

Conventional left atrial measures such as left atrial volume and emptying fraction are established predictors of mortality in HFrEF. Hawthorn berry supplementation produces significant improvements in exercise capacity following heart failure. CoQ10 supplementation reduces hospitalizations in congestive heart failure patients, including from pulmonary edema and arrhythmias. Worsening heart failure events were fewer with digoxin than placebo, but the confidence interval crossed no effect. Hawthorn berry produces measurable reductions in shortness of breath in heart failure patients. Fatigue, a major symptom of heart failure, improves with hawthorn berry supplementation. HRV technology is associated with increased functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure. Heart failure affects more than 64 million people worldwide and has survival outcomes worse than many common cancers. Existing heart failure prognostic models often focus on mortality or on patients already admitted to hospital, limiting their usefulness in community care. The effect of digoxin was similar across reduced and mildly reduced ejection fraction groups. Left atrial strain provides prognostic informatio…