Astute Medical to Host Acute Kidney Injury Symposium at 34th Annual IsicemSYS-CON Media (press release)SAN DIEGO, March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Globally, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant health threat, striking millions of hospitalized patie…
Heart failure patients getting second chanceToday’s Medical DevelopmentsRecent developments surrounding the SynCardia temporary total artificial heart will make the life-saving device available to three times the number of people suffering from end-sta…
Show heart failure rates in diabetes trials: expertsEndocrinology UpdateHeart failure is almost universally ignored in large-scale diabetes trials even though some glucose-lowering drugs unequivocally raise the risk, experts report this week in the Lan…
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Protein could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, researchers say
Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — A protein found in the blood of people with heart failure could be a game-changer in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and other chronic illnesses, according to researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The protein … |
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Kenosha man credits coworkers for saving his life after heart failure
Newsradio 620 KENOSHA – A Kenosha man credits his coworkers with saving his life after his heart stopped working. What’s even more remarkable is that the Ironman athlete had no history of heart trouble. Jeff Rach tells TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Charles Benson he knows … |
Chronic Kidney Disease to affect 400000 in NCPLanka Business TodayMar. 15, 2014 (LBT) – It is estimated that about 400,000 people are to be affected by Chronic Kidney Disease in the North Central Province alone. It means that five or six people of ever…
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Kenosha man credits coworkers for saving his life after heart failure
(multiple names) KENOSHA – A Kenosha man credits his coworkers with saving his life after his heart stopped working. What’s even more remarkable is that the Ironman athlete had no history of heart trouble. Jeff Rach tells TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Charles Benson he knows … |
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New Research Points to miR-25 as a Therapeutic Target for Heart Failure
GenomeWeb A group led by researchers from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute published data last week showing that inhibiting a single microRNA, miR-25, could stop the progression of heart failure in a mouse model while boosting the animals’ cardiac … |
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Call for More Focus on HF in Diabetes Trials
MedPage Today Many such trials don’t include heart failure as an endpoint, which is a problem because hospitalizations for the condition are commonly seen in patients with diabetes, according to John McMurray, MD, of the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and … Heart risks of diabetes drugs not properly assessed, says expertThe Information Daily Heart risks of glucose-lowering drugs being overlooked in clinical trialsHealthCanal.com Risk of heart problems from antidiabetes drugs is being overlooked, experts warnthejournal.ie |
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Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Honored for Heart Failure Care Efforts
Patch.com Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain announced this week that it has been recognized for meeting quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated time frame. |