Finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, demonstrated consistent efficacy and safety regardless of diuretic type or dose and reduced overall diuretic requirements in patients ...

Alpha-blockers and Alpha-2 agonists are not recommended as first-choice treatment for high blood pressure. Beta-blockers can worsen asthma symptoms and other lung conditions. Vasodilators and loop ...

Semaglutide — a type of medication used to treat diabetes and can help with weight loss — reduces the need for loop diuretics and dose, and has positive effects on heart failure symptoms, physical ...

Vyndamax (tafamidis) and Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine) are brand-name capsules prescribed for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in adults. As with other drugs, Vyndamax and Vyndaqel may cause side ...

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin — which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain — leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

LISBON — The diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide improves heart failure–related symptoms and physical limitations regardless of diuretic use in patients with obesity-related heart failure and ...

Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...

A new analysis suggests that finerenone (Kerendia), a newer heart failure medication, may help older adults rely less on high doses of water pills. The findings come from the large FINEARTS-HF ...