University of Rochester NewsroomURMC Surgeons Implant 1st Total Artificial Heart in Upstate New YorkHealthCanal.com“This is tremendous technology that can have a dramatic effect on patients who are experiencing advanced heart failure,” said H. Todd…
MediplacementsHeart Failure Patients with Diabetes May Benefit from Higher Glucose LevelsBioscience TechnologyBut for diabetes patients with heart failure, that might not always be the case, say UCLA researchers. A new study found that for advanced hea…
New York TimesFears Of Organ Failure For Hunger Strike PrisonerNPRIn Bahrain, demonstrators are demanding the release of imprisoned activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. He has been on hunger strike for more than two months and his family now fears for his he…
Zee NewsCommon Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: StudyHealth.comBy Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Although research has suggested that the blood pressure drug losartan (Cozaar) may be tied to an increased risk of death…
W*USA 9Device Gets FDA Nod for Mild Heart FailureMedPage TodayBy Chris Kaiser, Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today The FDA has expanded the indication for Medtronic's cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device to include patients with less severe …
ST2 Bests BNP in Identifying Patients with Heart FailureMarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, Apr 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Critical Diagnostics today announced publication in the latest issue of the Journal of Heart Failure results of a study involv…
Zee NewsBP drug not tied to death risk among heart patientsZee NewsCopenhagen: Losartan, prescribed for lowering high blood pressure (BP), may not be linked with higher death risk in heart failure patients, says a new study. Henrik Svanstrom of Statens…
Mortality Risk in Heart Failure No Higher with LosartanMedPage TodayNote that angiotensin II receptor blockers as a class are currently recommended for use in patients with heart failure who are intolerant of ACE inhibitors. However, some observational…
Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: StudyU.S. News & World ReportBy Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Although research has suggested that the blood pressure drug losartan (Cozaar) may be tied to an increased risk of …
Giving Your Heart a Rest: Reversing Heart Failure Cell DamageEmpowHerIn a new study conducted at the Imperial College London, researchers found that allowing the heart to rest was beneficial to those suffering from heart failure. Heart failure is a con…