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Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030
The Birmingham News – al.com (blog) The rising incidence is fueled by the aging population and an increase in the number of people with conditions like ischemic heart disease, hypertension and diabetes — contributors to the development of heart failure. Being older, a smoker, a minority … |
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What do fats in our body do?
Daily News & Analysis The so-called “fat-soluble” vitamins–A, D, E and K–are stored in the liver and in fatty tissues. Using a quantitative and systematic approach to study lipids, researchers have classified lipids into eight main categories. Cholesterol belongs to the … |
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Division over honour for Chinese transplant doctor
Yahoo!7 News University of Sydney professor of transplant surgery Richard Allen says in the transplant community around the world he is seen as “an absolute champion and a hero”. “I’ve known Huang since 1987,” Professor Allen said. “He knew that the use of organs … |
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CVRx® Launches HOPE4HF™ Clinical Trial Evaluating Barostim neo™ in Heart …
Sacramento Bee The study is evaluating the effectiveness and safety of CVRx’s Barostim neo in heart failure patients. Dr. Richard Abben, Director of Cardiac Intervention, with the Cardiovascular Institute of the South, in Houma, Louisiana is the Principal … |
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Organ harvesting links pressure Australian university
ABC Online DAVID MATAS, AUTHOR, BLOODY HARVEST: They do a lot of organ sourcing for transplants. They’re number one in the world after the United States in terms of volume. And until this year, they haven’t had a functioning donation system and the numbers … |
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CVRx® Launches HOPE4HF™ Clinical Trial Evaluating Barostim neo™ in Heart …
PR Newswire (press release) The study is evaluating the effectiveness and safety of CVRx’s Barostim neo in heart failure patients. Dr. Richard Abben , Director of Cardiac Intervention, with the Cardiovascular Institute of the South, in Houma, Louisiana is the Principal … |
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Heart Failure Congress 2013 to feature more than 100 scientific sessions on …
News-Medical.net Scientific chairperson Professor Burkert Pieske (Austria), said: “The congress of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is the leading specialty event in the world. One of the highlights will be the late … |
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BBC NewsSailendra Nath Roy dies in India ponytail stuntBBC NewsSailendra Nath Roy, 48, was performing the feat on the Teesta river in West Bengal when he suffered a heart attack. Hundreds of spectators watched his last moments in horror. In March 2011,…
India.Com HealthGive the gift of vision, donate your eyesIndia.Com HealthDr Jain adds that when a person dies, doctors have a window of about four to six hours to harvest and transplant the organ. This time period is crucial for the … In India the nu…