Patients with persistent kidney injuries rarely see specialistsPhysOrg.comAcute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is an increasingly prevalent condition that can seriously affect individuals' health and survival. S…
Highland Health Care Center sued over resident's heart failureMadison County RecordTwo daughters of a recently deceased woman have filed suit against the nursing home that they claim neglected their mother, allegedly allowing her to die from conges…
FDA panel recommends CRT-D for mildy symptomatic HF patientsCardiovascular Business7 in a three-to-two vote that the overall clinical benefits of Medtronic's cardiac resynchronization therapy with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (CRT-D) devi…
Bradenton HeraldFDA Panel Gives Nod to Affymax Drug for AnemiaFox NewsA new Affymax Inc drug won expert backing to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 15-1 on Wed…
One in Three First-Time Participants in Laboratory-Based Wellness Program …PR Newswire (press release)In addition, 89 percent of those found to be at high risk for chronic kidney disease, 59 percent of those found to be at high risk for high choleste…
DaVita Releases Holiday Kidney Diet Delights Recipe CollectionTheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 12/07/11 – 11:21 AM EST DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services that is committed to improving the quality of life f…
Baseline characteristics and hospital mortality in the Acute Heart Failure …7thSpace Interactive (press release)IntroductionPrognosis of patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (AHF) is poor and risk stratification may help clinicians guide ca…
Heart Failure Killed BritonThe Moscow TimesThe Briton who died over the weekend after a brief bar scuffle in Moscow was killed by heart failure, not injuries, a source in the investigation told Komsomolskaya Pravda on Tuesday. Earlier reports said trav…
Unsung Heroes: Cancer, heart disease don't slow volunteerNewsOK.comHeart failure patients face another kind of demon. They know their life has a special kind of fragility. Significant heart failure is often accompanied by long stays in an intensive…
Troponin's Role in Heart Failure UncertainMedPage TodayAn analysis of patients from two heart failure clinical trials found that increasing cardiac troponin T measured with the highly sensitive assay was associated with an increased risk of death. …