News tagged with ejection fraction
Bone marrow cell therapy may be beneficial for patients with ischemic heart disease
May 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The injection of bone marrow cells into the heart of patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to some areas of the heart) was associated with modest improvements in blood flow and function of the left ...
Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs
Mar 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
People over 80 years of age suffering from a certain type of heart failure do not appear to benefit from most commonly prescribed heart medications, according to a study conducted at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and published ...
Search results for ejection fraction
Gallbladder emptying in primary sclerosing cholangitis patients
Aug 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an idiopathic chronic cholestatic inflammatory liver disease characterized by diffuse fibrosing inflammation of intra- and/or extrahepatic bile ducts, resulting in bile duct obliteration, ...
Canadian cardiology team clears the way for lifesaving breast cancer treatment
Oct 26, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A team of Canadian cardiologists, in collaboration with oncologists, are playing an important role in the war against breast cancer Dr. Michael McDonald told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart ...
Heart failure patients may suffer similarly to advanced cancer patients
May 02, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Heart failure outpatients have similar numbers of symptoms and levels of depression and spiritual well-being as patients with advanced lung and pancreatic cancer, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 9th ...
Implantable monitor may help in managing diastolic heart failure
Dec 11, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
An implantable hemodynamic monitor (IHM) may help to guide medical treatment in a large subgroup of patients with heart failure—those with diastolic heart failure (DHF), reports a study in the December Journal of Cardiac Fa ...
NASA releases first 3-D images of the sun from STEREO
Apr 23, 2007 |
3.9 / 5 (37) |
0
NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have made the first three-dimensional images of the sun. The new view will greatly aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics ...
Cardiac Resynchronization: Race, Age, Geography Matter, Study Shows
Aug 12, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Race, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research ...
Anemia associated with greater risk of death in heart disease patients
May 28, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
May 28, 2009 - A new study appearing in Congestive Heart Failure has found that the presence of anemia in patients with chronic heart failure is associated with a significantly increased risk of death. The findings also s ...
Cancer drug may help patients with heart-lung disease
May 19, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
A drug developed to fight cancer is showing early promise as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report May 19 at the American Thoracic Society International Conference ...
Double engine for a nebula
Aug 05, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (9) |
8
(PhysOrg.com) -- The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. It is part of a ...
Treating heart failure with a gas
Nov 11, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
At low concentrations, the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide protects the hearts of mice from heart failure, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.
List of search results for ejection fraction
