News tagged with heart failure patients

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New finding important to heart health, also changed faculty member's entire research path

Medical scientist Howard Young's research has taken a dramatic, unexpected turn in the last few months, thanks to a serendipitous chain of events that could lead to a genetic test that can predict heart failure in certain ...

Medical research created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic variant increases risk of heart rhythm dysfunction, sudden death

Cardiovascular researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified a genetic variant in a cardiac protein that can be linked to heart rhythm dysfunction.

Cardiology created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients to benefit from better advice on pain control

New UK guidance for doctors and other prescribers on the use of strong painkillers for patients with chronic or incurable disease has been welcomed by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Medications created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists turn patients' skin cells into heart muscle cells to repair their damaged hearts

For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.

Cardiology created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Heart damage after chemo linked to stress in cardiac cells

Blocking a protein in the heart that is produced under stressful conditions could be a strategy to prevent cardiac damage that results from chemotherapy, a new study suggests.

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Should oxygen be used for patients with chronic heart failure?

Researchers at the University of Hull, in the UK, have just launched a major new trial investigating the effects of home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Troublesome dyspnea during sexual activity is common in COPD patients

Troublesome dyspnea that limits sexual activity is common among older patients with COPD, according to a new study from Denmark.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nordic walking improves health of heart failure patients

Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely than walking without poles.

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ESC Heart Failure Guidelines feature new recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis

New recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis in heart failure were launched at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia, and published in the European Heart Journal. ...

Cardiology created May 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UH Case Medical Center, CardioKinetix reveal promising data for treatment for heart failure

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced promising results for the first-of-its-kind catheter-based ...

Cardiology created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't dodge the difficult conversation, says new report

Palliative care for cancer patients in the UK is well established – but the situation is starkly different for those suffering from heart failure. A recent service evaluation led by the University of Hull and Hull York ...

Cardiology created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased sudden cardiac death rate among HIV patients

(HealthDay) -- Patients with HIV/AIDS have a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study published in the May 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Cardiology created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SCAI: Ixmyelocel-T studied for dilated cardiomyopathy

(HealthDay) -- For patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, treatment with an autologous bone marrow-derived, expanded multi-cell product, ixmyelocel-T, is well tolerated and associated with improved symptoms ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitals performing expensive heart procedures are more costly for all patients

Hospitals that perform expensive, invasive cardiovascular procedures on a disproportionate number of patients are more costly for all heart failure patients, including those treated with noninvasive methods, according to ...

Cardiology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: No difference in results by race with standard heart failure treatment

A traditional treatment for heart failure appears to be equally protective in preventing death or hospitalization among African-American patients, as compared to white patients, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital ...

Cardiology created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0