Carvedilol Among Patients With Heart Failure With a Cocaine-Use Disorder.

Objectives: This study sought to assess the safety of carvedilol therapy among heart failure (HF) patients with a cocaine-use disorder (CUD).

Background: Although carvedilol therapy is recommended among certain patients with HF, the safety and efficacy of carvedilol among HF patients with a CUD is unknown.

Methods: This was a single-center study of hospitalized patients with HF.

The Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Patients Living With Heart Failure and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection (PHIV) with heart failure (HF), who were hospitalized for HF, and the risk factors associated with it.

Background: HF is associated with an increased risk for SCD. PHIV are at heightened risk for HF.