Abington Memorial Hospital Announces Ventricular Assist Device Program to …PR Web (press release)For heart failure patients with end stage disease, mechanical assist devices can take over the heart's pumping function and improve blood flow and or…

BBC NewsIan Paisley returns home after health scareRTE.ieFormer DUP leader Ian Paisley, who was admitted to hospital with heart failure last month, has returned home. The Reverend Ian Paisley, who was admitted to hospital with heart failure last month,…

Journal of Cardiac Failure explains new recommendations for CRT useNews-Medical.netBased on a review of the latest evidence, the Guidelines Committee of the Heart Failure Society of America now recommends that the use of cardiac resynchronization thera…

Slowing down kidney diseaseTimes Herald-RecordChronic kidney disease patients who are not on dialysis can benefit from medical nutritional therapy offered at the Diabetes Education Center in Kingston. At right, Rachel Carron, the center's program c…

Affymax to receive development milestone payment from TakedaPharmaceutical Business ReviewPeginesatide, indicated to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients on dialysis, was discovered by Affymax. If approved, pegine…

High Cut-Off Hemodialysis Helps Restore Kidney Function In Multiple Myeloma …The Myeloma BeaconResults of a recent small German study indicate that high cut-off hemodialysis combined with chemotherapy may help restore kidney function in multiple myel…

Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in StudyMSN Health & Fitness27 (HealthDay News) — Reduced lung function and obstructive airway disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increase the risk of heart failure, a new study ha…

Takeda's once-monthly anaemia treatment accepted for EMA reviewPMLiVEThe drug, which was discovered by Affymax, is a potential new treatment for symptomatic anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients on dialysis. If appr…

Heart failure patients should be screened for osteoporosis because of fracture …GP onlineBy Stephen Robinson, 27 February 2012 Heart failure patients have a high fracture risk and should be screened for osteoporosis, researchers have said. Study lead…

Zee NewsAirflow obstruction and reduced lung function up risk of heart failureZee NewsWashington: Reduced lung function and obstructive airway diseases can strongly and independently increase risk of heart failure, scientists including one of an Indian…