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May 21, 2021 Tariq Ahmad MD, MPH and John K. Forrest, MD After more than a year, COVID-19 has changed the practice of medicine. Effective health care executives rely on empathy to create an inclusive work environment and deliver high-quality health care. Tariq Ahmad MD, MPH and John K. Forrest, MD discuss their experiences with the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) leadership development programs and how academic medical centers can navigate the global pandemic. They offer practical advice to inspire and motivate teams such as incorporating soft skills into medical training and the va...

BusinessWorld February 17, 2021 | 11:44 am Dapagliflozin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat heart failure in adults with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the Philippines.  The results of the trial showed that dapagliflozin adds to other guideline-recommended therapies in reducing the risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization. It also improves symptoms in patients with HFrEF. A total of 4,744 patients 22 to 94 years of age—with a mean age of 66.3 years—were randomized for the trial.  The benefit of dapagliflozin was found co...

The 25 Best Ways to Protect Your Heart Now Bill Bradley, Ben Court, Paul Kita, Cassie Shortsleeve, and Selene Yeager © Dan Forbes (Heart). Dan Saelinger (Salmon) When it comes to protecting your heart, here's what you should be eating now, how you should be exercising (HIIT!) and what to do to relax more (it matters!). © Dan Forbes composit of different things you can do to protect your heart TREATING YOUR HEART right today isn’t just about doing the same old stuff. Take advantage of new advances in science, technology, and the products around you and you can help remo...

'The gift of life' | For 25 years, someone else's heart is beating in his chest Larry Slagle received a heart transplant in 1995. Without a new heart, doctors say he would not have lived to see 1996. Author: Marcella Robertson Updated: 11:23 AM EST February 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — Larry Slagle knew heart issues ran in his family. His father died from heart-related problems at just 62 years old. As an active cyclist living a healthy lifestyle, Slagle says he wasn't too worried about his own heart.  But it was around the same age, doctors diagnosed him with heart...

Though the name suggests it, heart failure does not mean that the heart has stopped working. It is important to understand what heart failure is not, as it is often confused with other heart conditions. Heart failure is not a "heart attack", which occurs due to plaque buildup and abnormal blood clots in the arteries that feed the heart cause an abrupt interruption of circulation to the heart muscle, damaging it. Heart failure is also not a "cardiac arrest", which is an electrical abnormality causing life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance leading to death if CPR and electrical defibrillatio...