- HFSA President's Message: Building a National Resource for the Future of Heart Failure Care. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct; 32(10):1859-1860.JC
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- Lifetime Achievement Award Spotlight. [Editorial]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct; 32(10):1856-1858.JC
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- Evolution of a Medical Career: Intersections and Adaptation. [Editorial]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct; 32(10):1687-1688.JC
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- Obesity and Change in NT-proBNP with Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Patients with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction and a Worsening Heart Failure Event: PARAGLIDE-HF. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: In this prespecified secondary analysis of PARAGLIDE-HF, patients with HFpEF and obesity had a similar magnitude of decrease in NT-proBNP with randomization to sac/val vs val, but may derive greater clinical benefit as assessed by a win ratio. This hypothesis-generating evidence suggests that patients that patients with obesity and HFpEF may particularly benefit from sac/val.
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- Some Assembly Required: Treatment Burden and Readmission After Heart Transplantation. [Editorial]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Real-World Adoption and Associated Outcomes of Aspirin Avoidance After HeartMate 3 Implantation: The PRAISE HM3 Study. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: After ARIES-HM3 publication and the US Food and Drug Administration labeling revision, aspirin use in HM3 LVAD implantation declined substantially but persisted in approximately one-half of recipients, most often in those with established vascular disease, the population in which ARIES-HM3 showed preserved safety and a numerically greater bleeding reduction with aspirin avoidance. In this observational analysis, aspirin avoidance was not associated with a higher adjusted risk of the composite outcome, and no excess of stroke or arterial thromboembolism was observed.
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- In Case You Missed It! Key Insights from the Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Symposium. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Patient-Reported Benefits of Acoramidis Across Genotypes in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: KCCQ and EQ-5D-5L Outcomes From ATTRibute-CM. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Accelerometer-Based Activity Sensing by an Insertable Cardiac Monitor In Ambulatory Patients: A Subanalysis of LUX-Dx TRENDS (LUX-Dx Heart Failure Sensors in an Insertable Cardiac Monitor System Clinical Study). [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Left Ventricular Functional Improvement is Associated With Lower Morbidity and Mortality During Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: An STS Intermacs Analysis. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: In a large multicenter LVAD cohort, LV functional response to durable support spanned a spectrum, with ∼1 in 8 (12%) durable LVAD recipients achieving a maximum post-implant LVEF ≥40% after ≥6 months of support. Higher post-implant LVEF was independently associated with improved survival and fewer HF-related events. These findings support viewing myocardial improvement during LVAD support as a clinically meaningful target that affects positively the outcomes of patients while being on mechanical support.
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- Cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes by sex and QRS duration: insights from AdaptResponse and a Real-world registry. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: In this exploratory analysis, among patients with QRS 120-149ms, CRT was associated with a 49% and 50% relative mortality reduction in men and women, respectively, through five years of follow-up compared to No CRT controls. In AdaptResponse, mortality in women with these shorter QRS durations was similar to men with QRS≥150ms. These observational findings are hypothesis-generating and suggest a potential benefit of CRT in this patient population, particularly for women, but have not been confirmed in a randomized trial.
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- Continuous Vutrisiran Reduces Cardiovascular Events and Hospitalizations in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Cardiomyopathy in the HELIOS-B One-Year Open Label Extension. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: Continuous vutrisiran reduced the risk of CV events and hospitalizations relative to patients originally randomized to placebo in HELIOS-B. Many treatment effects were of greater magnitude at 48 months vs 36 months with continuous vutrisiran, highlighting the benefits of earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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- Adverse Outcomes of Transthyretin p.V142I Carriers With Non-Amyloid Heart Failure:The SCAN-MP Study. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 11. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Factors Associated With Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Initiation in Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 10. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Values-Centered Discussions Among Family Caregivers of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Mixed Methods Study. [Journal Article]J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 10. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: Values-centered discussions depend not only on opportunity but also emotional readiness, healthcare team relationships, and care context. Prioritizing relationship-building and ongoing opportunities for discussion may enhance engagement and support more value-concordant advanced heart failure care.
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