Astute Medical, Inc. Unveils Novel Test for Acute Kidney InjuryEIN News (press release)The novel test, which will be launched in Europe later this year, is intended to aid in the risk assessment for acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients,…
Telegraph.co.ukSudden BP drop tied to greater chances of heart failureDaily PioneerPeople who suffer from a sudden drop in blood pressure (BP) when they stand up from a lying position, may face greater chances of heart failure. The link between this co…
PATHS to examine needs of heart failure patients and primary caregiversNews-Medical.netLess than 10 percent of people with heart failure receive supportive or palliative care beyond basic medical services, but a new research project, funded by a $1.7 m…
Questions Raised About Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Kidney DiseaseForbesMany people develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) as they grow older, and many people with CKD take antiplatelet agents to prevent cardiovascular events. However, the efficacy of…
Baltimore SunEmiline D. Lazzeri, 80Baltimore SunEmiline D. Lazzeri, a Baltimore County native who as a child lived for a year in a glass-encased room at Johns Hopkins Hospital while being treated for rheumatic fever, died of congestive heart failure Ma…
Channel 4 NewsAndrew Warshaw: Incidents like Saturday's remind us that football is not more …insideworldfootball (blog)Anyone who was at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium on Saturday cannot fail to have been emotionally moved by the harrowi…
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Arthroplasty May Promote Acute Kidney InjuryRenal and Urology NewsSAN FRANCISCO—New data document a strong association between the use of flucloxacillin with single-dose gentamicin in patients undergoing joint replacement s…
Heart failure drug approved by EULouth LeaderSeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failure. In heart fail…
Yahoo! Eurosport UKPremier League – Paper Round: Doc ran from crowd to help MuambaYahoo! Eurosport UKFabrice Muamba's fight for life following his heart failure during an FA Cup match on Saturday dominates Monday's newspapers. The Sun and the D…
HeartWare gets US FDA nod for IDE enrollment in bridge-to-transplant trial …pharmabiz.comHeartWare International Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advan…