Dapagliflozin transforms into heart failure drug

DAPA-HF results transform dapagliflozin from antidiabetic to heart failure drug Proof that dapagliflozin significantly helped heart failure patients without diabetes recategorizes the drug as a major agent for treating heart failure.   New hypertension cases halved with community-wide salt substitution Social marketing principles achieved near-universal salt replacement, village by village, in rural Peru.   Ticagrelor: Modest benefit, bigger bleed risk in diabetes plus stable CAD Patients with prior PCI fared a bit better and may be a target population for long-term DAPT therapy.   In PAD, dropping statins ups death risk 43% Statin adherence saves lives in peripheral arterial disease.    

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