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Screenings, targeted care reduce heart failure in at-risk patients
EurekAlert (press release) SAN FRANCISCO (March 11, 2013) — For at-risk patients, a simple screening and management program can be effective in preventing heart failure, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s 62nd Annual Scientific … |
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Digoxin reduces hospital admissions in older patients with chronic heart failure
EurekAlert (press release) SAN FRANCISCO (March 11, 2013) —Digoxin significantly reduces the likelihood of hospital admission due to all causes among ambulatory older patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), according to research presented … Simple test can reduce heart failure riskIrish Health Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It StartsHealth.com ACC: Digoxin Cuts 30-Day Admission for Heart FailureDoctors Lounge |
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Viagra not helpful for heart failure patients
Hindustan Times A commonly used erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil, is ineffective against heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, according to new research. The study’s lead author called the results disappointing. Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 … Erectile dysfunction drug fails for diastolic heart failure patientsScience Codex Viagra, Aliskiren Not Helpful for Heart Failure After All: StudiesiVillage Entertainment ASTRONAUT trial finds no beneficial effects of aliskiren in recently …News-Medical.net RedOrbit –MedPage Today –French Tribune all 17 news articles » |
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Intermountain tool takes aim at heart failure readmissions
Healthcare Finance News SALT LAKE CITY – Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center announced last week they have developed a tool designed to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure patients and improve the quality of medical care a … Intermountain Develops Tool to Prevent Heart Failure ReadmissionsBecker’s Hospital Review |
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Viagra is no help against heart failure: study
Times LIVE Some early research had suggested the drug, which can increase blood flow to other parts of the body, might offer a benefit to people with diastolic heart failure in which the heart’s lower chambers stiffen and cannot pump blood well, causing shortness … Viagra No Help in Heart FailureMedPage Today Sildenafil falls short for heart failure with preserved ejection fractionFamily Practice News Digital Network Viagra Has No Impact On Exercise Capacity For Those With Heart FailureRedOrbit French Tribune –Monthly Prescribing Reference –Doctors Lounge all 17 news articles » |
Zee NewsViagra `not helpful for heart failure patients`Zee NewsThe RELAX study is the first multicenter trial to look at the effect of therapy with sildenafil on this condition, also known as diastolic heart failure. The study was a double-blinded, pla…
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Viagra ‘not helpful for heart failure patients’
Newstrack India The RELAX study is the first multicenter trial to look at the effect of therapy with sildenafil on this condition, also known as diastolic heart failure. The study was a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of 216 stable outpatients … |
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Largely Dismissed Heart Failure Drug May Help Solve Costly Problem for …
Science Daily (press release) 11, 2013 — The heart failure drug digoxin, used less and less since it “failed” in its 1997 clinical trial, may do something no drug has achieved since: reduce by 34 percent the chances that heart failure patients will be admitted to the hospital … A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure PatientsU.S. News & World Report |
Screening for BNP & Targeted Care Reduce Heart Failure in At-Risk PatientsBusiness Wire (press release)The five-year STOP-HF study enrolled asymptomatic patients over 40 years of age with risk factors for heart failure and randomized them into inte…
Brisbane TimesHeart failure a finals hitBrisbane TimesYou are here: Home Sport A-League Article. Search brisbanetimes: Search in: Sport. brisbanetimes.com.au; Web; Sport. Heart failure a finals hit. Date: March 12, 2013. (0); Read later. Michael Lynch …