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Implantable defibrillators lower risk of death in older heart patients

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can improve survival in patients with heart damage — even those in their 70s — according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.





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Atrial fibrillation linked to increased hospitalization in heart failure patients

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, according to new research from researchers at the University of Alabama ...


Anemia associated with greater risk of death in heart disease patients

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 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 ...


Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...


New therapy found to prevent heart failure

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A landmark study has successfully demonstrated a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in patients with heart disease who received an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator (CRT-D) ...


New specialty to focus on advanced heart failure and heart transplantation

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The new medical subspecialty of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology will lead the way in providing technically advanced yet cost-effective care for patients with heart failure, says a perspective article in the ...


Hormone Relaxine helps treat heart failure: study

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Relaxine, a naturally occurring hormone that helps women adapt to pregnancy, is showing promise as a treatment for acute heart failure, a new study has found.


New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. Research findings ...


Sleep Apnea May Not Be Closely Linked to Heart Failure Severity

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created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) are not markedly decreased in heart failure (HF) patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Fai ...


Extreme glucose levels in diabetic patients with heart failure linked to increase risk of deaths

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compared with patients with moderately controlled glucose levels, diabetic patients who have heart failure and either too high or too low glucose levels may be at increased risk of death, said researchers at Baylor College ...


Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 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 ...



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