Organ Failure in Sepsis Not Cut with Two DrugsMedPage TodayIn this study, empirical treatment of severe sepsis with two antibiotics instead of one did not reduce organ failure. Note that the combination also had no significant effect on mortality. SAN …
New European guidelines set to benefit heart failure patients in the UKPharmiWeb.com (press release)[Walton Oaks], 21st May, 2012 ‚Äì The European Society for Cardiology (ESC) has announced an update to their guidelines for the management of chroni…
Novel Diuretic Promising for Heart FailureMedPage TodayA novel compound, cross-linked polyelectrolyte (CLP), that acts like a diuretic but without relying on the kidneys may improve outcomes for heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease. Note …
Sorbent Therapeutics' CLP1001 Improves Heart Failure Symptoms In Phase 2 …MarketWatch (press release)In the study of 111 heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease, CLP1001 demonstrated improvement in heart failure symptoms as compared to…
Heart failure Sudbury OAP in 20-minute waitSuffolk Free PressShe had, in fact, suffered heart failure. Mrs Gilks, of Cross Street, Sudbury, said she first called 999 at about 1pm, explaining that the elderly parishioner was choking. “I spoke to the a…
One Agent Better for RAS BlockadeMedPage TodayNote that the only benefit of dual therapy was a decrease in hospitalization for heart failure patients, which came with an increased risk of renal failure; other adverse events for all patients included hy…
Cardiac Dimensions® Announces Publication of TITAN Clinical Trial Data in …MarketWatch (press release)KIRKLAND, Wash., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cardiac Dimensions®, Inc. today announced that data from its landmark TITAN clinical tria…
Obese adolescents have heart damageScience Daily (press release)The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Soc…
ARISTOTLE "heart-failure substudy" sees apixaban stroke protection regardless …TheHeart.OrgThe trial's AF patients with heart failure, LV systolic dysfunction, or both "had worse outcomes than patients with atrial fibrillation and …
New trial on home oxygen therapy for patients with chronic heart failureNews-Medical.netResearchers at the University of Hull, in the UK, have just launched a major new trial investigating the effects of home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic hea…