Heart failure takes bigger toll on menUPI.comATLANTA, May 13 (UPI) — Men with heart failure report more depression and poorer quality of life than women or men without heart failure, US researchers said. Dr. Rory Hachamovitch of Cleveland Clinic's…
Men’s FitnessStudy: Exercise Slows Muscle Wasting from Age, Heart FailureOccupational Health and SafetyExercise can counteract muscle breakdown, increase strength, and reduce inflammation caused by aging and heart failure , according to new research in…
UPMC-led Study Finds Improvements in Pacemaker Lead Placement Get Better …HealthCanal.comNearly 6 million people in the US suffer from heart failure, which occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs. Some patien…
Scientific discovery sheds light on a genetic cause of heart failureHealthCanal.comHOUSTON – – Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have shown how a finely tuned genetic mechanism protects mice from the onset of heart failure. In a study in the cu…
Bypass Beats Angioplasty for People With DiabetesWebMDThe increase in survival with bypass was significantly greater among people with diabetes, heart failure, or peripheral vascular disease (blocked blood vessels outside of the heart and brain). Smoke…
New Data from Landmark Study Shows Cost-Effectiveness of Medtronic Life-Saving …MarketWatch (press release)MINNEAPOLIS & BOSTON, May 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced findings from an economic analysis of the …
Stem cell study shows promising results against heart failureMedical Xpress(HealthDay) — A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may help people with advanced heart failure feel and function bet…
Depression in Heart Failure Patients Hits Men HardestMarketWatch (press release)Depression and reports of having poor quality of life are more likely in male heart failure patients than in women or men without heart failure, according to research prese…
Treatment with Ixmyelocel-T Shown to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure PatientsSacramento Bee"An increasing number of patients have progressive heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, even after treatment with drug therapy and surgical interv…
MD NewsICD therapy significantly reduces mortality in patients with moderate heart …News-Medical.netSt. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced results of the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Tri…