Cardiac Dimensions Nabs $5.8M for Heart Failure DeviceXconomyThe device, called the Carillon Mitral Contour System, is designed to treat a form of congestive heart failure known as mitral valve regurgitation, in which the heart is no longer able to vig…
Biomarkers in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionHealthCanal.comScientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Froedtert Hospital received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southea…
Heart Failure Society of America Announces New President At 16th Annual …RedOrbit12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — At the 16(th) annual scientific meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), Dr. Thomas Force was officially announced as the next p…
Deaths From Chronic Heart Failure Can Be Reduced With Telephone Follow-UpsRedOrbitChronic heart failure (CHF) patients are less likely to have died a year after discharge if they are involved in a program of active follow-up once they have returned hom…
Health ImagingCoronary artery calcification may predict heart failureHealth ImagingCoronary artery calcification (CAC) has a clear association with the risk of heart failure (HF), independent of overt coronary heart disease (CHD), according to the Rott…
Multiple organ failure and lung cancer claim life of Tao Dawei, 69China Post… and lung cancer claim life of Tao Dawei, 69. TAIPEI — Tao Dawei (陶大偉), the veteran entertainer known for his comic performances, died of lung cancer and multiple org…
PLoS BlogsTreatment, Quality Of Life Of Late-Stage Chronic Kidney DiseaseRedOrbitIn people with late-stage chronic kidney disease, renal transplantation is the best treatment option to improve quality of life, but for those receiving dialysis, home-bas…
Phone Follow-Up Can Backfire in Rural HF PatientsMedPage TodayAn educational session with a couple of follow-up calls cut heart failure rehospitalization or cardiac death by an absolute 9% compared with usual care, Kathleen Dracup, RN, PhD, of the Univ…
Daily MailWoman in intensive care with mystery blood poisoning and multiple organ …Daily MailThe woman was by now in intensive care suffering from multiple organ failure, breathing difficulties and systemic infection as a result of blood poisoning. I…
ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant ResearchThe Hospitalist OnlineWarfarin vs. aspirin in heart-failure patients; aspirin after anticoagulation prevents VTE recurrence; novel oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin in afib patients; intravenous metronidazol…