Gene therapy trials for heart failure launchedBioNewsGene therapy will be used to treat heart failure for the first time in the UK, in clinical trials being launched by the British Heart Foundation. The two trials will involve injecting copies of a hea…
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Bursaspor boss Yazıcı dies aged 65 from heart failure
Hurriyet Daily News TURKEY > Bursaspor boss Yazıcı dies aged 65 from heart failure. BURSA – Hürriyet Daily News. Send to friend ». Yazıcı was the chairman during Bursaspor’s historic league title in 2010. AA photo. Spor Toto Super League club Bursaspor’s chairman İbrahim … Bursaspor manager & Sepp Blatter pay their respects to İbrahim Yazıcıturkish-football.com President of Bursaspor soccer team dies – Turkish PressTurkish Press |
New campaign to highlight extent of heart failureITV NewsWhen you have heart failure, your heart cannot pump blood around your body as well as it used to, which means the oxygen in your blood cannot reach the parts of your body where it is needed. In s…
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Millions Have Chronic Kidney Disease But Don’t Know It, Study Finds
Everyday Health MONDAY, May 6, 2013 — Millions of people in Canada are unaware that they have chronic kidney disease, even when it progresses into the later stages, according to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Researchers found … Prevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a …CMAJ Kidney disease in Canada: 12.5 percent of adults afflicted, yet many unawareEurekAlert (press release) Nearly 3 million Canadians have kidney disease, and few know it: StudyToronto Sun |
Urinalysis and pre-renal acute kidney injury: time to move on – 7thSpace7thSpace Interactive (press release)Urinalysis and pre-renal acute kidney injury: time to move on. Urinary indices are classically believed to allow differentiation of transient (o…
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Medtronic gets FDA approval for heart-failure device
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal (blog) Medtronic Inc. has won regulatory approval to sell its Viva cardiac device, which targets patients suffering from heart failure, the company announced Monday. Patients treated with the Viva resynchronization device experienced 21 percent fewer … Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of New Portfolio of Next – Gen Cardiac …MarketWatch Medtronic’s Viva Wins US Approval to Resynchronize Heart (2)Businessweek Medtronic’s new device sparks war of words with Boston ScientificMinneapolis Star Tribune |
Sun News NetworkPrevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a …CMAJBackground: Chronic kidney disease is an important risk factor for death and cardiovascular-related morbidity, but estimates to date of its prevalence in Cana…
Sun News NetworkKidney disease in Canada: 12.5 percent of adults afflicted, yet many unawareMedical XpressAn estimated 12.5% of Canadians in Canada have evidence of chronic kidney disease, including people without risk factors such as high blood pressu…
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Why do we have a Heart Failure Awareness Day?
OUPblog (blog) How would you feel if you were told you had heart failure? Once you had recovered from the shock, what are the questions you’d ask? European Heart Failure Awareness Days aim to combat all those blank looks in doctors’ offices. So you have heart failure … |
Wooly clothes a warm favourite for heart-failure patients6minutesThermal clothing could be a cheap and easy way to reduce wintertime GP visits among heart failure patients, a Brisbane study suggests. Patients given a thermal top and hat last winter saw…