Intimate partners of people with heart defibrillators are more concerned about resuming sexual activity than the patients immediately after the device is implanted, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's ...
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Changes in sexual satisfaction and decreases in sexual activity are often reported by heart patients. Both patients and partners may have misconceptions about the perceived dangers of sexual activities and commonly restrict ...
Nov 5, 2015
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A cancer diagnosis is always upsetting, and that's especially true when the patient is pregnant. A new study may reassure these patients that their babies can turn out fine despite exposure to the disease and the resulting ...
Nov 5, 2015
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When people with end-stage kidney disease start dialysis, a treatment that filters the blood to rid the body of harmful waste, extra salt and water, they are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Researchers at the University ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Only 1 in 10 heart failure patients is referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program after being hospitalized, despite strong evidence that such exercise programs improve quality of life and reduce the likelihood of future ...
Aug 18, 2015
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University of Otago researchers have discovered why heart disease is the number-one killer of people with diabetes, a breakthrough finding opening the way for new treatments to combat the disease in diabetic patients by targeting ...
Aug 12, 2015
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A costly drug frequently used to treat patients with heart disease may offer no greater benefit than standard medications, say Yale researchers. Their study calls into question widespread use of the drug bivalirudin (Angiomax) ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Heart attack patients age 65 and older who have reduced heart function might still benefit from implanted defibrillators, according to a Duke Medicine study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But ...
Jun 23, 2015
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One of the biggest challenges in health care is balancing cost with patient needs. Compounding the problem is a lack of good data and analysis.
Jun 1, 2015
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Patients with liver cancer can be cured with a liver transplant. But because of the shortage of donated organs, these patients often die waiting for a liver. That's because most transplant centers predominantly use livers ...
May 19, 2015
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