Cardiac ICU patient composition is changing over time
A new study uncovers changes in the makeup of the cardiac intensive care unit as more patients are primarily diagnosed with noncardiac conditions.
Aug 17, 2017
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A new study uncovers changes in the makeup of the cardiac intensive care unit as more patients are primarily diagnosed with noncardiac conditions.
Aug 17, 2017
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Medullary cystic kidney disease type 1 (MCKD1) is a rare genetic kidney disease. Despite this, because it is an autosomal dominant disease, once the mutation is in a family, many family members are affected. Current diagnostic ...
Jun 14, 2017
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The risk of potentially life-threatening morbidity around childbirth, such as renal failure, obstetric shock, and amniotic fluid embolism, increases in older mothers, according to a study published by Sarka Lisonkova from ...
May 30, 2017
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Death in patients with heart failure is inversely related to the wealth of the country they live in, according to late breaking results from the INTERCHF study presented today at Heart Failure 2017 and the 4th World Congress ...
May 1, 2017
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Biologists of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have suggested an approach to prevent kidney injury after ischemia. Moreover, the scientists explain why these mechanisms become non-protective in aging kidneys. The results ...
Mar 16, 2017
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Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure. The sudden onset of kidney problems often serves as a red flag for doctors to discontinue their patients' ...
Feb 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Five-year outcomes are similar for patients with coronary artery disease who undergo off-pump or on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the New England ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Myanmar's leading heart doctors have warned against unhealthy lifestyles as nearly one in three citizens are reported to have hypertension and half have high cholesterol. The call comes as the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology ...
Oct 14, 2016
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Patients with diabetes or renal failure are at high risk for deadly and debilitating vascular diseases, however, the most common imaging tool to evaluate the blood vessels uses a contrast agent that can further damage the ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been particularly difficult to treat, or even describe, with definitions and terminology still under debate within the medical community. The number of patients hospitalized ...
Jul 26, 2016
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