Cardiovascular Mortality

Heart Failure Mortality: The Resilient Challenge in an Era of Declining Cardiovascular Deaths

By MedXY 12/20/2025

This multi-national analysis of 2.92 million deaths highlights a concerning trend: while coronary and stroke mortality have plummeted, heart failure mortality remains stagnant or rising, with people with diabetes bearing a disproportionate and unchanging excess risk over the last two decades.

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Reassessing the Role of Steroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Dialysis Patients: Safety and Efficacy Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

By MedXY 10/11/2025

Steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists show minimal impact on cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients, with limited safety concerns and evidence gaps in subgroups and non-steroidal agents.

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Reevaluating Mortality Risks: The Paradox of Low Apolipoprotein B and LDL-Cholesterol Levels in Cardiovascular Health

By MedXY 09/24/2025

This study finds an unexpected association between low levels of apolipoprotein B and LDL-cholesterol with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, highlighting the complex role of lipid markers in mortality risk assessment.

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Risks and Realities of Withdrawing Heart Failure Medications After Ejection Fraction Improvement

By MedXY 08/17/2025

Withdrawal of renin-angiotensin inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with heart failure and improved ejection fraction significantly increases 1-year cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization risks; beta-blocker withdrawal shows varied effects based on EF.