# heart failure (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover heart failure. Page: Feed: --- ## [Growth Is Exciting. Growth Is Also Distracting.](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/growth-is-exciting-growth-is-also) _2026-08-19 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ Apple A Day Summer is about tending what grows, pruning what no longer belongs, and giving yourself room to keep going. ## [A health coaching intervention may improve blood pressure control in postpartum women](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/a-health-coaching-intervention-may-improve-blood-pressure-control-in-postpartum-women/) _2026-08-12 · Alex Xiang · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. A health coaching intervention combined with self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring for postpartum women was associated with significantly greater engagement with primary care and significantly greater reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP). Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affect up to 16% of pregnancies in the United… ## [Starting Again Without Starting From Scratch](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/starting-again-without-starting-from) _2026-08-12 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ Spring is not a clean slate. It is planting from the soil you actually have. ## [Returning to the Orchard](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/returning-to-the-orchard) _2026-08-05 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ Apple A Day began twelve years ago in a composition notebook. This year, I’m tending it again. ## [The Long Road to Here](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/the-long-road-to-here) _2026-07-29 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ In the middle of heart failure, those words felt personal. As though my brother was reaching across time to remind me... ## [A medical care at home program following hospitalization with acute decompensated heart failure may offer a safe and effective alternative to continued hospitalization](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/a-medical-care-at-home-program-following-hospitalization-with-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-may-offer-a-safe-and-effective-alternative-to-continued-hospitalization/) _2026-07-24 · Simon Pan · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Following hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (HF), there was no difference in all-cause readmissions and mortality between patients treated with an advanced medical care at home (AMCAH) program compared with brick-and-mortar (BAM) hospitalization. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Acute hospital care at home programs have seen a dramatic increase in implementation since the \[…\]… ## [Catheter ablation within 1 year of atrial fibrillation diagnosis is associated with reduced risk of recurrence](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/catheter-ablation-within-1-year-of-atrial-fibrillation-diagnosis-is-associated-with-reduced-risk-of-recurrence/) _2026-07-24 · Simon Pan · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with catheter ablation 1 to 4 years after AF diagnosis had a 48% higher chance of AF recurrence compared to those treated within 1 year. 2. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with catheter ablation 5 years or greater after AF diagnosis had a 110% higher chance of \[…\] The post Catheter ablation within 1 year of atrial fibrillation… ## [Case 100](https://nasci.org/case-100/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ New right upper extremity swelling after recent lower extremity biopsy Anatomy: Systemic veins Diagnosis: Systemic veins View Case The post Case 100 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 99](https://nasci.org/case-99/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 52 year old man with sudden hemodynamic instability on 4th day of Acute MI Anatomy: Cardiac chambers Diagnosis: other View Case The post Case 99 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 98](https://nasci.org/case-98/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 23-year-old woman with longstanding systemic sclerosis presented with palpitations, sustained ventricular tachycardia, and a high premature ventricular contraction burden (13.2%) Anatomy: Myocardium Diagnosis: Cardiomyopathy/Heart failure View Case The post Case 98 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5kdokME1g0MF) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Case 97](https://nasci.org/case-97/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 50 years old female for workup for chest pain Anatomy: Coronary artery Diagnosis: Coronary artery disease View Case The post Case 97 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 96](https://nasci.org/case-96/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 55 year old female with sudden hemodynamic instability during PCI-latrogenic aortic dissection Anatomy: Aorta and branches Diagnosis: Other View Case The post Case 96 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 95](https://nasci.org/case-95/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 19 year old previously healthy male came with pregressive beathlessness for 2 weeks Anatomy: Pulmonary artery Diagnosis: Congenital heart disease (CHD) View Case The post Case 95 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 94](https://nasci.org/case-94/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 44 years old woman with angina on exertion Anatomy: Coronary artery Diagnosis: Other View Case The post Case 94 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 93](https://nasci.org/case-93/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 68-year old female referred for surveillance of mild aortic regurgitation Anatomy: Cardiac valves Diagnosis: Valvular disease View Case The post Case 93 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 92](https://nasci.org/case-92/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 30-year-hold female referred for CT aortogram as a part of work up of severe aortic regurgitation and dilated aortic root Anatomy: Aorta and Branches Diagnosis: Aortic disease View Case The post Case 92 appeared first on NASCI . ## [Case 91](https://nasci.org/case-91/) _2026-07-22 · ggraf@veritasamc.com · NASCI_ 65/F with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during elective colonoscopy work-up showed new onset reduced LV systolic function and mildly elevated troponin. Invasive Cath was negative. CMR was done to exclude myocarditis. Diagnosis? Anatomy: Myocardium Diagnosis: Cardiomyopathy/Heart failure View Case The post Case 91 appeared first on NASCI . ## [The Draft Is Done. Now the Real Work Begins.](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/the-draft-is-done-now-the-real-work) _2026-07-22 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ It all started with a question: What Would You Do With The Cafe'? ## [Dreams Don’t Expire](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/dreams-dont-expire) _2026-07-15 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ Heart Lessons came from my experience with heart failure, recovery, grief, faith, surrender, and the life change that eventually led me into the mental health field. ## [The Journals Hadn’t Changed. I Had.](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/the-journals-hadnt-changed-i-had) _2026-07-08 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ Twenty years ago this month, my heart failed. ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oK2Le3tD6jjN) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Summer of 1976](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/summer-of-1976) _2026-07-01 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ America turns 250 this year. ## [Writing My Way Back to 1975](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/writing-my-way-back-to-1975) _2026-06-24 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ One of the unexpected joys of writing fiction is discovering where a story comes from. ## [The Summer Radio Found Pepper](https://kellyorchard.substack.com/p/the-summer-radio-found-pepper) _2026-06-17 · Kelly Orchard · The Courtyard at the Radio & Records Café_ People ask me all the time how I got into radio. Not everyone arrives in radio the same way. ## [Two scores for risk stratification of adults presenting with syncope may be effective at identifying those with low risk](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/two-scores-for-risk-stratification-of-adults-presenting-with-syncope-may-be-effective-at-identifying-those-with-low-risk/) _2026-05-29 · Alex Xiang · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) and FAINT score are effective at identifying which adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) are at low risk for short-term adverse outcomes. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Syncope and presyncope account for 2-3% of all ED visits, with approximately 10% of these patients having serious underlying \[…\] The post Two scores for risk… ## [Adverse pregnancy outcomes is associated with worse offspring cardiovascular health in early adulthood](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/adverse-pregnancy-outcomes-is-associated-with-worse-offspring-cardiovascular-health-in-early-adulthood/) _2026-05-18 · Siwen Liu · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Exposure to adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, was associated with worse cardiovascular health and early arterial injury among offspring in early adulthood. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have been associated with long-term maternal cardiovascular health (CVH). However, research on the role of APOs in… ## [Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta may not improve outcomes in adults with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/resuscitative-endovascular-balloon-occlusion-of-the-aorta-may-not-improve-outcomes-in-adults-with-non-traumatic-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest/) _2026-05-14 · Alex Xiang · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) as an adjunct to advanced life support (ALS) does not improve rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in adult patients with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) OHCA remains associated with extremely high mortality, with most patients not achieving ROSC, and \[…\] The… ## [Triple low-dose antihypertensive pill reduced recurrent stroke after intracerebral hemorrhage](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/triple-low-dose-antihypertensive-pill-reduced-recurrent-stroke-after-intracerebral-hemorrhage/) _2026-05-04 · Hannan Minhas · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In clinically stable patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage, a fixed-dose combination pill containing three low-dose antihypertensive agents reduced recurrent stroke compared with placebo when added to standard care. 2. The triple pill also improved blood-pressure control and reduced major cardiovascular events, though treatment discontinuation due to adverse events was more common.… ## [Invasive management for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in frail patients may not improve mortality](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/invasive-management-for-non-st-segment-elevation-myocardial-infarction-in-frail-patients-may-not-improve-mortality/) _2026-04-30 · Alex Xiang · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In frail, elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), invasive management with coronary angiography did not improve mortality and cardiovascular outcomes compared to conservative management. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Frailty is becoming an increasingly important consideration in patient management as the global population continues to… ## [COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation following COVID-19 infection](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/covid-19-vaccination-is-associated-with-reduced-risk-of-new-onset-atrial-fibrillation-following-covid-19-infection/) _2026-04-29 · Siwen Liu · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a reduced 24-month risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation/flutter after COVID-19 infection. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) COVID-19 infection has been linked with cardiovascular complications such as new-onset atrial fibrillation/flutter (NOAF). While there is evidence of the COVID-19 vaccine being protective against the development of long COVID, its… ## [Polycythemia is not associated with increased mortality in heart failure](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/polycythemia-is-not-associated-with-increased-mortality-in-heart-failure/) _2026-04-28 · Siwen Liu · Cardiology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Polycythemia was not associated with increased in-hospital, short-term, or long-term mortality. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Anemia has been consistently associated with worse outcomes in both chronic heart failure and acute decompensated HF (ADHF). Polycythemia has been linked to adverse outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but whether a similar association exists for ADHF. \[…\] The… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4EHJqM9MZsCC) _2026-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Building a linear regression MCP server](https://mathpn.com/posts/mcp-ols/) _2025-07-21 · MPN_ I wanted to learn more about MCP, so I've built an MCP server that adds regression analysis capabilities to AI models. Here, we'll discuss what is MCP, why I chose linear regression, how to test an MCP server, and some limitations I currently see regarding the protocol and its implementations. ## [llm-docsmith](https://mathpn.com/posts/llm-docsmith/) _2025-03-28 · MPN_ How I built yet another AI docstring generator. ## [Climbing trees 3: from trees to forests](https://mathpn.com/posts/climbing-trees-3/) _2025-03-05 · MPN_ In this post, we'll explore the mathematical foundations and implementation of bagging, a popular strategy to reduce model variance, and random forests, an algorithm that uses decision trees and bagging. ## [Climbing trees 2: implementing decision trees](https://mathpn.com/posts/climbing-trees-2/) _2025-01-28 · MPN_ Implementing classification and regression trees (CART) in Python with categorical feature support. ## [Climbing trees 1: what are decision trees?](https://mathpn.com/posts/climbing-trees-1/) _2025-01-07 · MPN_ This is the first in a series of posts about decision trees in the context of machine learning. The goal here is to provide a foundational understanding of decision trees and to implement them.