HF Hits Older Women on Breast Cancer DrugsMedPage TodayOlder women with breast cancer being treated with trastuzumab or trastuzumab plus anthracyclines are just as likely as younger women to get heart failure as a result of their cancer treatment, rese…
MedPage TodayHeart Failure Less Likely for Active SeniorsMedPage TodayIn this study of older adults who were free of heart failure, the probability of significant increases in N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiac troponin T levels b…
Nanowerk LLCGold nanorods that detect proteins could simplify kidney disease detectionNanowerk LLC(Nanowerk News) Detecting whether a patient will have acute kidney injury could become as simple as dipping a paper test strip printed with gold nanorods …
Trastuzumab increases risk of heart failure in older women with breast cancerNews-Medical.netHeart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastu…
Cambridge NewsHow research can help mend a broken heartCambridge NewsAdvances in treatment mean that more and more people are surviving heart attacks – however this leaves many survivors living with heart failure. Health correspondent RACHEL ALLEN fi…
Fars News AgencyHeart Failure in Older Breast Cancer Patients Linked to MedicationFars News Agency"We observed an even higher risk of heart failure or cardiomyopathy after trastuzumab therapy than those in past clinical trials," said lead aut…
Heart Failure in Older Breast Cancer Patients Linked to MedicationBioscience TechnologyHeart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab …
Washington University in St. Louis NewsNovel process to detect proteins could simplify kidney disease detectionWashington University in St. Louis NewsDetecting whether a patient will have acute kidney injury could become as simple as dipping a paper te…
Heart failure in older breast cancer patients linked to medicationMedical XpressHeart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab (Hercep…
From heart failure to healthyNavarre PressExactly one year ago, Juli Elkins of Mary Esther was lying in a hospital bed with heart failure. The extra weight she had been carrying around her whole life was literally killing her, and her doctor's prog…