Medscape |
Unheralded Poster Award From Day 1 of EUROPACE 2013: Seeing the Obvious …
Medscape The referring doctor asks you to see a patient with symptomatic heart failure, low ejection fraction, and a QRS duration of <120 ms. You wish more of these patients had typical left bundle branch and long QRS durations. Then it’s easy. For this patient … |
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Cardiac rehabilitation benefits elderly heart failure patients
Family Practice News Digital Network ROME – A multiweek program of cardiac rehabilitation is as beneficial in elderly patients with chronic heart failure as it is in younger heart failure patients, according to a review of 243 patients at one Belgium center. “Although they have lower … |
Causal relationship between adiposity and heart failure, and elevated liver …EurekAlert (press release)New evidence supports a causal relationship between adiposity and heart failure, and between adiposity and increased liver enzymes, according to a …
Science World Report |
Heart failure tied to higher cancer risk: study
Reuters “People have not really considered any association of heart failure and cancer together, at least not developing cancer after diagnosis,” said Dr. Adrian Hernandez, a cardiologist at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. Heart failure survivors at greater risk for cancerIndian Express Heart Failure Survivors at Increased Risk of CancerScience World Report Heart Failure Patients May Face Higher Cancer RiskHuffington Post HealthCentral.com all 8 news articles » |
Telegraph.co.uk |
Just a few extra pounds increases heart failure risk
NHS Choices The Daily Express has warned that a “few extra pounds ‘could be deadly’,” because of an increased risk of heart and circulation problems. Most people’s weight fluctuates over time, and there is probably no need to panic if you’ve eaten a few extra … Overweight Causes Heart Failure: Large Study With New Method Clarifies the …Science Daily (press release) Being Just A Few Pounds Overweight Raises Heart Failure Risk By A FifthHuffington Post UK Bad News if Your BMI Is High: Fat Causes Heart FailureEveryday Health Daily News & Analysis all 14 news articles » |
MSP makes case for an Orkney heart failure nurseThe OrcadianSpeaking during a debate in parliament yesterday, Tuesday, local MSP Liam McArthur drew attention to the fact that Orkney is currently the only health board area without a specialist heart fai…
Science World ReportHeart failure survivors at greater risk for cancerIndian ExpressPatients surviving heart failures are at a significant risk of developing cancer, a new study has found. Heart failure patients are surviving more often with the condit…
Being Just A Few Pounds Overweight Raises Heart Failure Risk By A FifthHuffington Post UKA one-unit increase in body mass index raises the risk of heart failure by a fifth, a major study has found. The research, involving almost 200,000 participants, c…
Telegraph.co.uk |
Overweight Causes Heart Failure: Large Study With New Method Clarifies the …
Science Daily (press release) June 25, 2013 — An international research team led by Swedish scientists has used a new method to investigate obesity and overweight as a cause of cardiovascular disease. Strong association have been found previously, but it has not been clear whether … Causal relationship between adiposity and heart failure, and elevated liver …Science Codex Being Just A Few Pounds Overweight Raises Heart Failure Risk By A FifthHuffington Post UK This Week in PLOS Medicine: The “Wicked” Problem of Inactivity, Stroke Care …PLoS Blogs (blog) Telegraph.co.uk –Daily Mail all 9 news articles » |
Doctor admits to uncertainty in care of heart failure motherHerald ScotlandShe was initially treated with Gaviscon, as staff believed she had heartburn, and died in the hospital four days later of massive heart failure. Her premature daughter Grace sur…