Potential amyloid heart failure drug foundU-T San DiegoA potential new drug for an inherited form of heart failure has been discovered by a team including scientists at The Scripps Research Institute. The study builds on previous work on the disease, p…
Quantified hydration status predicts hospital readmissions in acute HF patientsTheHeart.OrgPresenting the results here at the Heart Failure Congress 2013 of the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association, Hans Christian Stubbe (Hospital C…
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Heart Failure Accelerates Male ‘Menopause’
RedOrbit Heart failure accelerates the aging process and brings on early andropausal syndrome (AS), according to research presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2013. AS, also referred to as male ‘menopause’, was four times more common in men with … Heart failure speeds up male menopauseiTech Post |
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The energy-boosting supplement that could HALVE the number of deaths from …
Daily Mail Professor Mortensen said: ‘CoQ10 is the first medication to improve survival in chronic heart failure since ACE inhibitors and beta blockers more than a decade ago and should be added to standard heart failure therapy. ‘Other heart failure medications … Antioxidant CoQ10 Halves the Rate of Deaths from Heart FailureMedical Daily Can Supplement Cut Death Rate in Half?WTAJ |
Levosimendan improves event free survival by 50 percent in end-stage heart …EurekAlert (press release)In a second study, the third generation mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) BAY 94-8862 showed improved potassium and kidney tolerance in he…
Mortality rates are highest in heart failure patients admitted in January, on …News-Medical.netMortality and length of stay are highest in heart failure patients admitted in January, on Friday, and overnight, according to research presented today at …
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Research: Heart failure accelerates aging process, brings on early andropausal …
News-Medical.net Heart failure accelerates the aging process and brings on early andropausal syndrome (AS), according to research presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2013. AS, also referred to as male ‘menopause’, was four times more common in men with … Heart failure speeds up male menopauseiTech Post |
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Chronic kidney disease: planning for disasters
KTVO A dozen people gathered at the Adair County Health Department in Kirksville for their emergency planning clinic. The clinic wasn’t your normal clinic; it was one that addressed the importance of having a plan in place for people with chronic kidney … |
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Zensun Announces Ph II Results For Neucardin™ Heart Failure Drug
Asian Scientist Magazine AsianScientist (May 27, 2013) – Zensun Sci & Tech, Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company based in Shanghai and San Diego, announced Thursday positive results of four completed Phase II clinical trials for its first-in-class anti-heart failure drug … |
NPR (blog)Male Menopause 4X More Common In Men With Heart FailureScience 2.0Heart failure also increases with age. Deficiencies of anabolic hormones are common in men with systolic heart failure, leading to reduced exercise capacity, depression and poo…