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Heart Failure

Heart failure is a condition where isosorbide may be used.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Atrial fibrillation with rvr and HFrEF lifetime reduction?

(AF) occurring with (RVR) in patients who already have with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is linked to substantially worse outcomes: new AF in HFrEF raises all‑cause mortality risk markedly (hazar...

Feb 5, 2026

Isosorbide

is a class of nitrate drugs—most commonly isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate—used primarily to prevent (heart-related chest pain) by dilating blood vessels and lowering the heart’s worklo...

Jan 26, 2026

Taking lisinaprill

is an angiotensin‑converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, , and to improve survival after a heart attack; it relaxes blood vessels by blocking production of...

Jan 23, 2026

What are the quantified bleeding risks of vacuum erection devices in patients on warfarin or DOACs?

(VEDs) pose a plausible increased bleeding risk for patients on systemic anticoagulation, but high-quality, device-specific quantitative data are scarce; the literature is limited to small series and ...

Jan 16, 2026

What mechanisms link weight loss and GIP/GLP‑1 dual agonism to reduced heart‑failure events in obese patients?

Dual GIP/GLP‑1 agonists like tirzepatide reduce weight and improve multiple cardiometabolic risk factors that plausibly lower heart‑failure events in obese patients, particularly HFpEF, via hemodynami...

Jan 11, 2026

Can ferritin be misleading and when should transferrin saturation be used?

Ferritin measures stored iron but is also an acute-phase reactant, so elevated ferritin can reflect inflammation, liver disease, or other non‑iron causes and therefore mislead clinicians about true ir...