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Emerging concepts in heart failure treatment and management: focus on SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Andrea Beatriz De Lorenzi, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Marx Rivera Zambrano, Laia Tomás Chaume, Joan Monell Rosas

Article Type

Review

Published

This article provides an overview of the main pathophysiological characteristics of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the considered diverse biological effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in this context and the supporting clinical evidence of SGLT2i in patients with HFpEF with a focus on the EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER trials.

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Emerging concepts in heart failure management and treatment: focus on point-of-care ultrasound in cardiogenic shock

Mariela Ruben, María Sol Molinas, Hugo Paladini, Wissam Khalife, Alejandro Barbagelata, Sergio Perrone, Edgardo Kaplinsky

Article Type

Review

Published

This article reviews point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) application in the emergency department or the intensive care unit, focused on severely compromised patients with cardiogenic shock with an emergent bedside assessment.

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Emerging concepts in heart failure management and treatment: circulatory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Federico Swedzky, Alejandro Barbagelata, Sergio Perrone, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Anique Ducharme

Article Type

Review

Published

The authors present a literature review which provides simple information, evidence-based indications, and a practical approach for cardiologists who may encounter acutely ill adult patients that may be extracorporeal membrane oxygenation candidates.

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Relationship between breakthrough cancer pain, background cancer pain and analgesic treatment – case series and review of the literature

Chrysanthi Batistaki, Michal Graczyk, Marcin Janecki, Agata Anna Lewandowska, Rita Moutinho, Kiriaki Vagdatli

Article Type

Review

Published

The aim of this paper is to provide healthcare professionals involved in cancer pain management with a review of the relevant literature on the relationship between background cancer pain and breakthrough cancer
pain.

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