New campaign launched in Chester to combat the horrifying effects of heart failureFlintshire ChronicleTHE British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched a new campaign in Chester highlighting the horrifying effects of severe heart failure, a condition mos…

MedCity NewsEarly warning system for providers could reduce patient re-admissions for …MedCity NewsHeart failure is the most frequent condition associated with re-hospitalization. As the provisions of healthcare reform are implemented, providers will…

CRT's Mild Heart Failure Benefits Persist 5 YearsFamily Practice News Digital NetworkMUNICH – Cardiac resynchronization in patients with mild heart failure produced durable benefits during an average 4.5 years of follow-up, with evidence for ongo…

Modest fall in risk factors can mean big drop in new HFTheHeart.OrgWashington, DC – At the population level, diabetes is a stronger risk factor for new heart failure than four other modifiable risk factors, namely smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity, and ev…

Chronic Kidney Disease Independent Sign For Risk Of Death And ERSDMedical News TodayThe findings, published in The Lancet, came from two recent studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Co…

Tobacco linked to heart failureVibe GhanaBy Dr Cory Couillard. Tobacco use is a global epidemic that brings disability, disease, lost productivity and death to entire countries and regions throughout the world. Tobacco continues to be the leading cause…

MedPage TodayNovartis heart failure candidate clears phase III trialPMLiVEThe RELAX-AHF study compared serelaxin (RLX030) to placebo in patients with acute heart failure over six months, and found that Novartis' drug was effective both in reducing …

Home care better for heart failure6minutesHome-based care for patients with chronic heart failure leads to fewer days of hospitalisation and much lower healthcare costs compared to specialist clinic-based treatment, Australian researchers have found. R…

BioScholar NewsScientists prevent heart failure in miceBioScholar NewsCardiac stress, for example a heart attack or high blood pressure, frequently leads to pathological heart growth and subsequently to heart failure. Two tiny RNA molecules play a key …

Former New Jersey Senator Torricelli Accuser Dies of Liver FailureNBC New YorkA convicted fundraiser who accused New Jersey Senator Robert Torricelli (D) of corruption died earlier this year of liver failure, NBC 4 New York has learned. David Chang die…