MedIndiaValvular Surgery Tied to Reduced Mortality in EndocarditisDoctors LoungeFor patients with infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure, valvular surgery is strongly associated with lower in-hospital and one-year mortality, according to a…

Arab NewsStudy confirms sodium-related heart risksCNN(Health.com) — People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, accordin…

Valve Surgery Helps Outlook for Infected Failing HeartsMedPage TodayValve replacement improves outcomes for infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure, a prospective observational study determined. Valvular surgery in this population cut inhos…

Glucose Control No Guarantee Against HFMedPage TodayExplain that a meta-analysis of eight randomized trials found that tight glycemic control did not decrease the risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes. …

Study Demonstrates Detection of Acute Kidney Injury Possible Within Hours of …HealthCanal.comUp to 40 percent of adults and children who have cardiac surgery develop acute kidney injury (AKI), often with deadly consequences. That's partially beca…

Low Vitamin D Levels May Increase Health Risks for WomenNBC New York (blog)Approximately 15 percent of the 788 women with low vitamin D levels died or had a stroke, heart attack or heart failure during the course of the study, versus 10.2 percent of th…

Heart Failure (HF) Therapeutics – Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2018Sacramento BeeThe report is an essential source of information and analysis on the global Heart Failure Therapeutics market. The report identifies the key trends shaping …

Lowdown on latest findings in heart researchCharleston Post CourierSimilarly, a Swedish study found that gum disease can predict risk for heart attack, stroke and congestive heart failure. Dentist Anders Holmlund of the Center for Research and Developm…

The Consumer Justice Foundation Alerts the Public That the Recommended Daily …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)One of the reasons that the FDA and ultimately Johnson & Johnson/McNeil Consumer Healthcare were prompted to make this change is …

Interplay of hypertension and infection underlies heart disease in AfricaTheHeart.OrgOrlando, FL – Identifying and treating high blood pressure in sub-Saharan Africa and improving the uptake of evidence-based therapies for heart failure would bring the…