Individuals with depression are more than twice as likely to have hospitalizations that might be preventable with timely outpatient medical care in the community, a new study finds. In addition, after being discharged from ...
Dec 2, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Heart failure patients who had beads of gel injected into their beating hearts continue to show improvement in their health a year after undergoing the procedure, researchers report.
Nov 19, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For patients with congestive heart failure, transitional care interventions (TCIs), especially high-intensity TCIs, are effective for reducing the risks of readmission and emergency department visits, according ...
Nov 16, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Heavy drinking may dramatically increase a person's risk of heart failure, even if they're young and healthy, a new study suggests.
Nov 10, 2015
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Thiazide, a popular diuretic for lowering high blood pressure, may not excrete salt as expected in patients with congestive heart failure and or dehydration and should be taken with caution, say researchers at the University ...
Nov 6, 2015
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A computer can do as good a job of predicting how many patients will be discharged from a hospital unit on a given day as doctors and nurses can, according to new research from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith ...
Oct 14, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Older kidney cancer patients treated with sorafenib or sunitinib may face an increased risk of cardiovascular adverse events, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in Cancer.
Oct 13, 2015
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A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel prosthetic heart valve, known as VeloX, which can be implanted through a small incision for the treatment of a serious heart valve ...
Oct 5, 2015
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MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) —Experiencing high levels of mental stress at any point in life—even if only in childhood—may raise the risk for heart disease, stroke or diabetes in adulthood, a new study suggests.
Sep 29, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Use of antibiotics in patients with heart failure exacerbation in the absence of compelling evidence of infection is unnecessary and potentially harmful, according to teachable moment piece published online ...
Sep 22, 2015
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