Seven simple rules of heart failure risk - you only need two

Aug 2, 2019

The top news in cardiology:

1. Meeting just 2 of 7 ‘simple’ goals lowers HF risk
   American Heart Association recommendations seem to lower risk even if only a couple of the 'Simple 7' are mastered.

2. Increased cardiovascular risk seen early on with testosterone replacement therapy
   Testosterone replacement therapy for low testosterone is linked to an early increase in the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.
   
   
3. No increase in UTI risk with SGLT-2 inhibitors
   SGLT-2 inhibitors are not associated with an increased risk of severe urinary tract infections.
   
   
4. As patients, physicians fare nearly the same as everybody else
   Physicians do only slightly better than nonphysicians in adhering to guidelines "but not by much and not always."

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