Novartis' heart failure drug serelaxin meets targetsPMLiVEA phase III trial of Novartis' serelaxin has met its primary target of reducing shortness of breath in acute heart failure patients, although there is some debate about the clinical sign…
Simple biomarker model to predict heart failure riskNews-Medical.netBut today Vijay Nambi, M.D., Ph.D., and Christie Ballantyne, M.D., of The Methodist Hospital Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Baylor College of Medicine presented n…
Disgraced ex-council boss Steven Purcell collapses with liver failureScottish Daily RecordSHAMED ex-council chief Steven Purcell was taken to hospital with suspected liver failure after he collapsed at his luxury flat. The former Labour politician – …
Updated NewsStudy: New heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percentCatholic OnlineAn experimental drug, called serelaxin from the Novartis AG drug group to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients has reported remarkable success. The death rate w…
Diuretics Best Ultrafiltration in Heart FailureMedPage TodayExplain that ultrafiltration was not found to be superior to stepped diuretic treatment in patients with decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome. Note that creatinine levels were…
AFPA simpler way to predict heart failureHealthCanal.comHouston, TX – The most widely used models for predicting heart failure rely on a complex combination of lifestyle, demographic, and cardiovascular risk factor information. But today Vijay Nambi, M…
NewsdayHeart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: StudyNewsdayMoreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology department at t…
MedPage TodayNovel Therapies Offer Hope for Acute Heart FailureMedPage TodayLOS ANGELES — In this exclusive InFocus video report, Mariell Jessup, MD, discusses emerging therapies for heart failure culled from a spate of late-breaking clinical trials r…
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: StudyU.S. News & World ReportMoreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology depar…
Patent Issued for Sequenced and Simultaneous Stimulation for Treating …Equities.com"Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is characterized by the left, right or both ventricles losing their ability to adequately pump blood to the lungs or body. Both Sy…