Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)
1 November 2023
May 1 marked the release of the #iCARDIO Guidelines on Heart Failure, now live in Global Cardiology. This global-first effort brings flexible, practical guidance to frontline providers managing #heartfailure in any setting. www.globalcardiology.info/site/article... #GlobalHealth #cardiosky
— iCardio (@icardio.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 8:26
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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a plasma particle structurally similar to LDL, distinguished by the presence of apolipoprotein(a), and has evolved from plasminogen. Lp(a) concentration is 90% genetically determined and largely stable throughout life. Black individuals exhibit the highest Lp(a) levels, followed by South Asians, Whites, Hispanics, and East Asians, with a 2- to 4-fold median difference across ancestral groups. Approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide (~20% of the population) have elevated Lp(a) levels (>125 nmol/L or >50...
Cardiac wasting occurs in patients with end-stage cancer, leading to the development of heart failure (HF)-like symptoms characterized by dyspnea, reduced physical function, and diminished quality of life. The EMPATICC (EMPower the heArt of patients with TermInal Cancer using Cardiac medicines) is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the impact of optimized HF therapy in patients with very advanced cancer in palliative care. Given the susceptibility to adverse drug events in this vulnerable population, the trial employed a...
