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Researchers identify new method to predict outcomes in heart failure patients
News-Medical.net Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a new method to determine whether a patient’s heart will fail, which in the future may help … |
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New UCSF-led study links obesity to development of chronic kidney disease
News-Medical.net New UCSF-led study links obesity to development of chronic kidney disease. Published on December 14, 2013 at 8:21 AM · No Comments. Body mass index ‘in and of itself’ increases risk of developing chronic kidney disease, study shows. A new UCSF-led … Study finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney functionMedical Xpress |
Renal and Urology NewsAcute Kidney Injury Worse Than MI for Heart, KidneysRenal and Urology NewsA recent study indicates that patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) later experience more major cardiac and renal problems than do patients who suffer a m…
Data unclear for heart failure outcomes in US versus CanadaMedical XpressEvidence for the difference in outcomes for heart failure patients in Canada versus the United States differs depending on the source of the data, according to research published …
Possible breakthrough for congestive heart failure patientsMyFox HoustonA lot of people suffer from the holiday blues, but depression can be a problem any time of the year. In fact, within the next five years, depression is expected to be the number on…
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New Way to Predict Prognosis for Heart Failure Patients
Science Daily (press release) 11, 2013 — Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a new way to predict which heart failure patients are likely to see their condition get worse and which ones have a better prognosis. Their study is one of the first to show that energy metabolism … New way to predict prognosis in patients with heart failureScience Codex |
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Longtime Political Enthusiast Gene Roberts Dies of Heart Failure
The Ledger LAKELAND | Eugene L. “Gene” Roberts, who ran unsuccessfully 10 times for elective office — some as a Democrat, some as a Republican — yet never lost his enthusiasm for political campaigns, died Wednesday of congestive heart failure. He was 81. |
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New Way to Predict Prognosis in Patients with Heart Failure
Newswise (press release) Newswise — WASHINGTON (Dec. 13, 2013) – Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a new method to determine whether a … |
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Evidence Mounts for Gene Therapy as Treatment for Heart Failure
Singularity Hub Doctors are quite good at bringing patients back from the swelling and exhaustion of heart failure, which affects nearly 30 million people worldwide. But there’s little they can do with conventional approaches to repair the damage done to their hearts. |
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Data Unclear for Heart Failure Outcomes in US vs. Canada
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) – Evidence for the difference in outcomes for heart failure patients in Canada vs. the United States differs depending on the source of the data, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American … Canadian Cardiovascular Society Issues Guidelines to Improve Early Diagnosis …3BL Media (press release) |