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‘Having end stage kidney disease won’t stop me living my life,’ says nurse Duncan
WalesOnline Around three million people in the UK are under threat of chronic kidney disease, and, worryingly, many of these people are not aware they have the condition. This is because there are little or no symptoms until the disease is quite advanced and can … |
Hope for heart failure patients as trial of radical therapy startsHerald ScotlandHope for heart failure patients as trial of radical therapy starts. Tuesday 30 April 2013. A revolutionary gene therapy treatment for heart failure is about to undergo its…
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Health Calendar: Find out about bipolar disorder, heart failure’s emotional impact
Dallas Morning News Free and all families welcome. Register at ridersbaseball.com/kidsteachingkids. AFFAIRS OF THE HEART: Cardiologist Dr. David Rawitscher will present a free seminar on heart failure’s emotional impact on patients and families. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. |
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Damage from heart failure ‘soon to be reversed’ with new gene trial jab
Express.co.uk If proven to work, they hope it will be available for widespread use within eight years and could save the NHS at least £900million a year spent on treating heart failure. British Heart Foundation (BHF) medical director Professor Peter Weissberg said … |
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First UK trials of gene therapy for heart failure to begin
Financial Times “Once heart failure starts, it progresses into a vicious cycle where the pumping becomes weaker and weaker, as each heart cell simply cannot respond to the increased demand,” said Alexander Lyon, a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton. “Our goal … |
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Gene therapy for heart failure
Telegraph.co.uk Prof Peter Weissberg, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, which is co-funding the research, said: “While drugs can offer some relief, there is currently no way of restoring function to the heart for those suffering with heart failure … First UK trials of gene therapy for heart failure to beginFinancial Times Heart Failure: First UK Trial Of Gene Therapy – Sky NewsSky News Damage from heart failure ‘soon to be reversed’ with new gene trial jabExpress.co.uk Herald Scotland –NBCNews.com (blog) –The Independent all 8 news articles » |
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Porter Introduces Strong Hearts: A Heart Failure Rehabilitation Program
PortageLife A variation of cardiac rehab, the program is adapted to fit heart failure patients’ specific needs and goals. The program includes a combination of exercise training with qualified cardiac rehab staff (nurses and exercise physiologists), heart failure … |
Channel News AsiaStudy to identify connection between genes and heart failure in Asia launchedChannel News AsiaSINGAPORE: Cardiologists in Singapore are leading the first large-scale study to identify genetic variations which may make Asians more vulne…
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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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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 … |