MedIndiaCardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Benefits Heart Failure PatientsMedIndiaby Sheela Philomena on December 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM Heart Disease News Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) reduces rates of death and re-hospitalization among heart f…
Essentia plan of action helps fight heart failureIn-ForumFARGO – Patients coping with heart failure are stepping on the scale to help stay out of the hospital. Nurse practitioner Spring Huffman talks about the heart failure management program at Esse…
Can nerve growth factor gene therapy prevent diabetic heart disease?HealthCanal.comNew research by the University of Bristol has investigated if nerve growth factor (NGF) gene therapy can prevent diabetic heart failure and small vascular disease in mic…
Vegetarian Diet Helpful for Patients with Chronic Kidney DiseaseDiets In Review (blog)High levels of phosphorous in the body can lead to heart disease and death, so it is important for patients with chronic kidney disease to know how much phosphorous t…
St. Elizabeth Health Center Earns American Heart Association's 'Get With The …PR Web (press release)St. Elizabeth Health Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart …
ABC NewsReducing Hospital ReadmissionsNJ SpotlightBy Beth Fitzgerald, December 20, 2011 in Healthcare | Congestive heart failure landed Peter Parham in the hospital twice in one month this past fall, and the 77-year-old retiree would much rather have b…
Zee NewsBaked fish cuts heart failure riskZee NewsWashington: A recent study has shown that postmenopausal women who ate more baked or broiled fish were at a lower risk of developing a heart failure compared to those who ate more fried fish. Researcher…
MedIndiaFDA Alert : Multaq (Dronedarone) Increased Risk Of Death / Cardiovascular ProblemsMedical News TodayA trial of the drug in heart failure was stopped as an interim analysis showed a possible increase in heart failure deaths, in patients with mod…
Health Literacy Not a Predictor of a Healthy HeartdailyRxHowever, they do not appear to do any better at managing their own care related to heart failure as compared to less-educated patients. Many of the study participants held advanced degrees and we…
AFPFDA Adds New Warnings to Dronedarone (Multaq) LabelForbesThe analysis reaffirmed the benefits of dronedarone in ATHENA, finding that dronedarone caused a reduction in hospitalizations and was not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular d…