TopNews United StatesNovartis' heart failure drug faces hurdles despite upbeat PhIII resultsFierceBiotechNovartis has detailed the hits and misses from a late-stage trial of its potential blockbuster therapy for acute heart failure, serelaxin, call…
IRMC's heart failure management clinic first in regionTCPalmVERO BEACH — While there is not yet a cure for heart failure—when the heart has difficulty pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs—managing the symptoms of this common prob…
Fish, marine n-3 fatty acid use may reduce heart failure riskFood ConsumerWednesday Nov 7, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — Eating fish and taking marine omega-3 fatty acid supplements may help lower risk of heart failure (HF), according to a study in the Am…
Study highlights value of specialized care in heart failure treatmentNews-Medical.netWhen a cardiologist attends to heart failure patients, even when the severity of illness is higher, patients have reduced rates of hospital readmissions, compared with…
Updated NewsNovartis heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent: studyReuters IndiaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis AG drug to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients reduced deaths by 37 percent compared with a placebo and app…
Ultrafiltration Fails To Show Benefit In Acute Heart FailureForbesAlthough ultrafiltration (UF) in recent years has become increasingly popular as an alternative to intravenous diuretics for patients with acute decompensated heart failure with acute ca…
RELAX-AHF Stirs Interest In Novel Drug For Acute Heart FailureForbesA new drug modelled on a hormone active in pregnancy may prove beneficial to patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Serelaxin is a recombinant form of human relaxin-2, which …
The NationSCIPIO: Cardiac stem cells reverse heart failureTheHeart.OrgReed Miller joined theheart.org in 2009 after nearly a decade covering the medical technology industry, most recently as a senior editor for Elsevier's The Gray Sheet. He has bee…
Positive results from Phase 1/2 stem cell trial reportedScience CodexSan Carlos, CA; November 6, 2012 – BioCardia, Inc., focused on regenerative biologic therapies for cardiovascular disease, today announced positive results from a Phase 1/2 heart fa…
Depression Treatment Gives Heart Failure Patients a BoostdailyRx(dailyRx News) Depression can affect the health of heart failure patients, even impacting the quality of their lives. New research suggests managing depression may give patients a health b…