News tagged with heart failure patients
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Obesity, larger waist size associated with better outcomes in heart failure patients
A slim waist and normal weight are usually associated with better health outcomes, but that's not always the case with heart failure patients, according to a new UCLA study.
Cardiology
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Northwestern launches comprehensive program for patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital heart defect, occurring in approximately one to two percent of the population. The condition is present when the aortic valve, the valve that connects the ...
Cardiology
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Congestive heart failure patients may benefit from a test for pulmonary hypertension
(Medical Xpress) -- A new Emory University study highlights the importance of performing an echocardiogram to measure pulmonary artery systolic pressures in stable patients with congestive heart failure (HF). ...
Cardiology
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Pharmacist intervention does not prevent medication errors
(HealthDay) -- A pharmacist-delivered intervention does not significantly improve the rate of clinically important medication errors following discharge among hospitalized heart patients, according to a study ...
Medications
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Prostate cancer treatment regret is 52 percent higher in men with cardiovascular disease
Prostate cancer patients with cardiovascular disease were 52 per cent more likely to regret their treatment choices than men without problems with their heart or veins, according to a study published in the July issue of ...
Cardiology
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis takes high toll in unemployment, early death
In the realm of deadly and disabling diseases, conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's seem to attract the most media attention. But there are others that take a similarly high toll, and rheumatoid arthritis is one of them, ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Study tests new therapy for treatment-resistant hypertension
(Medical Xpress) -- Treatment-resistant hypertension affects nearly 6 million Americans and another 94 million people worldwide and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, including stroke and heart ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Study finds race has an impact on both enrollment and disenrollment in hospice care
Although use of hospice services is increasing dramatically, a study led by Regenstrief Institute investigator Kathleen T. Unroe, M.D., MHA, an assistant research professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of ...
Health
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Myelodysplastic syndrome treated with deferasirox shows beneficial iron reduction
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at six other institutions have recently tested a treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a blood-related malignancy that involves the ineffective production ...
Cancer
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Survival rates lower for heart transplant patients whose arteries reclose after stenting
Heart transplant patients are notorious for developing an aggressive form of coronary artery disease that can often result in heart failure, death or the need for repeat transplantation. The condition can also have a negative ...
Cardiology
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Atrial fibrillation: Flec-SL trial proves efficacy of short-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently sustained arrhythmia of the heart. It affects several million people in Europe. AF causes a loss of contraction in the atria and gives rise to heart failure. Moreover, it is ...
Cardiology
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Breathing treatment improves cardiac function and nerve health
Many chronic heart failure patients struggle with not just strenuous activity but even the essentials such as moderate exercise and normal breathing. Research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting ...
Cardiology
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Aspirin before heart surgery reduces the risk of post-operative acute kidney failure
Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris today ...
Cardiology
Jun 10, 2012 |
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Treatment with anti-TNFs reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis
Results from a retrospective analysis of contemporary data presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, predict, based on estimates from a multivariate regression model, that ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jun 07, 2012 |
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Ultrasounds spot heart disease early in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Special echocardiograms show promise for early detection of a potentially deadly complication in rheumatoid arthritis: heart disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings were being presented at The European League Against ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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