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ARCA biopharma’s (ABIO) Gencaro Featured in Journal JACC: Heart Failure
StreetInsider.com (subscription) ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the paper “Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation by Bucindolol is Dependent on the Beta-1 389 … |
HMHP Program Helps Needy Heart Failure PatientsPR Web (press release)As many as 39 recently diagnosed heart failure patients who meet specified health and financial-need criteria can participate — free of charge — in a four-month exercise rehabilitat…
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Specialist nurses have ‘better’ knowledge of heart failure guidelines than GPs
Nursing Times Professor Martin Cowie, consultant cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, added: “Specialist heart failure nurses have a vital role in helping to implement current best practice, and can be a very important link between primary and … |
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Specialist nurses ‘more aware’ of heart guidance than GPs
Nursing Times Awareness of latest European Society of Cardiology heart failure guidance is higher among cardiac nurses and primary care nurses with an interest in cardiology than family doctors, the survey found. Revised guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of … |
Toronto NewsFIXAn hour of education helps heart failure patientsToronto NewsFIXPrevious research has suggested that maybe two thirds of re-admissions for heart failure occur because the patient fails to comply with the complex regimen of self-care nece…
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Heart failure guidelines- New hope in medical therapy
Family Practice News Digital Network The newest heart failure management guidelines make a bold statement: Heart failure should no longer be considered a death sentence, but can instead be managed in a way that may add years of quality life for some patients. “With optimal therapy applied … ACC, AHA release guideline for treating heart failureNurse.com Stingfellow Memorial Hospital receives American Heart Association awardThe Birmingham News – al.com |
Chronic kidney disease risesPakistan Daily TimesISLAMABAD: The incidence of chronic kidney disease is rising in the country owing to late diagnosis, high volume of stone disease, rising trend of diabetes and high blood pressure in people. According to …
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Statins help heart failure patients
Toronto NewsFIX They examined records for a group of 551 patients with heart failure and found that those on statins had a 55 per cent overall reduction in mortality. This was regardless of the cause of the heart failure and regardless of the patient’s cholesterol … |
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Sleep Problems Common in Chronic Kidney Disease
Medscape BALTIMORE, Maryland — Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), are common in patients with chronic kidney disease, new research confirms. High rates of sleep disorders in this patient population “suggest an unmet … |
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Research and Markets: Hyperphosphatemia in Chronic Kidney Disease …
Wall Street Journal (press release) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99w828/hyperphosphatemia) has announced the addition of the “Hyperphosphatemia In Chronic Kidney Disease – Pipeline Review, H1 2013″ report to their offering. Global Markets … |