Seven simple rules of heart failure risk - you only need two

MDedge Cardiocast

The top news in cardiology:

1. Meeting just 2 of 7 ‘simple’ goals lowers HF risk American Heart Association recommendations seem to lower risk even if only a couple of the 'Simple 7' are mastered.

2. Increased cardiovascular risk seen early on with testosterone replacement therapy Testosterone replacement therapy for low testosterone is linked to an early increase in the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.
3. No increase in UTI risk with SGLT-2 inhibitors SGLT-2 inhibitors are not associated with an increased risk of severe urinary tract infections.
4. As patients, physicians fare nearly the same as everybody else Physicians do only slightly better than nonphysicians in adhering to guidelines "but not by much and not always."

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