BG Medicine, Inc. Announces Schedule of Events Related to Galectin-3 and Heart …MarketWatch (press release)The title of the presentation is "Galectin-3, a Marker of Cardiac Fibrosis, Predicts Incident Heart Failure in the Community — Results of…
New recovery protocol treats heart failure patients with LVADsNews-Medical.netSome patients with advanced heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy, the deterioration of function of the heart muscle, are benefitting from a new recovery protocol at the Uni…
New hope for heart patientsLouisville Courier-JournalA combination of medicines used to strengthen hearts has allowed 11 patients at Jewish Hospital with advanced heart failure to have their heart pumps removed. Officials at Jewish Hospital and the Uni…
Improved Prognosis for Women With Heart FailureDoctors LoungeWomen with heart failure have a better prognosis than men, with the benefit more pronounced in non-ischemic heart failure and reduced by diabetes, according to a meta-analysis published onlin…
Colloquium Accredits Methodist Hospital – San Antonio as Heart Failure InstituteMarketWatch (press release)COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium announced today that Methodist Hospital – San Antonio, Te…
VAD therapy can improve lives for those with heart failureMontgomery NewspapersFor more than two decades, the 61-year-old Southampton man has been treated for congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood to the re…
InflammaGen™ Therapeutics to Commence Phase 2 Pilot Study of InflammaGen Shok-PakBradenton HeraldBy InflammaGen Therapeutics SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — InflammaGen™ Therapeutics, a development-stage, critical care company initial…
al.comWorld observes sixth World Kidney DayIBNLive.comHigh blood pressure is a major risk factor in the patients of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and needs to be carefully monitored. High blood pressure results in increased stress on blood vessels throu…
Top weight loss tips to reduce the risk of developing chronic kidney diseaseExaminer.comIf you have chronic kidney disease and you're under 60, the recommendation is 35 calories per kg. If you're over 60, it's 30-35 calories per kg, so if y…
Men At Raised Risk of Dying From Heart Failure; US Army Suicides Rose …InsidermedicineFrom Spain – Men with heart failure are more likely to die from the condition than women, according to a report published in the European Journal of Heart Failure. …