PR WebPittsburgh Surgeons Implant New Total Artificial HeartSacramento BeeThe SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart, developed by SynCardia Systems Inc., was implanted into a 62-year-old Pittsburgh man at AGH on Friday, February 17 by a team of ca…

West Chester Hospital hosting event to benefit congestive heart failureFOX19Ninety percent of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure are a result of a patient experiencing a shortness of breath caused by the fluid overload. Aquapheresis is a new…

Clinical trial examines benefits of, mechanisms behind ultrafiltration for …Medical XpressUniversity of Cincinnati cardiologists are conducting a one-of-a-kind clinical trial to determine if a dialysis-like procedure could be deemed the new standard …

HealthJockey.comDual regulation by similar proteins may degenerate in heart failureNews-Medical.netSudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead …

HealthJockey.comProteins linked to heart failure revealedHealthJockey.comPatients suffering from heart failure may be at risk for sudden cardiac death as the calcium within their heart cells is not optimally regulated. New findings revealed by scientis…

Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts …UC Los AngelesA UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 per…

Clinical Trial Examines Benefits of, Mechanisms Behind Ultrafiltration for …HealthCanal.comMyron Gerson, MD, a professor in the division of cardiovascular diseases at UC and a UC Health physician, says the trial will compare ultrafiltration with intr…

Heart failure linked to thinner bones and fracturesOrtho SuperSiteHeart failure is associated with a 30% increase in major fractures and could identify a high-risk population that may benefit from increased osteoporosis screening and treatment, accordi…

Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failureHealthCanal.comSudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbea…

Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts …Science CodexA UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 perc…