19Nov/13

Heart failure patients receiving LVAD benefit from injection of millions of … – News-Medical.net


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Heart failure patients receiving LVAD benefit from injection of millions of
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A multicenter team of researchers within the NIH-funded Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN), led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, have found end-stage heart failure patients who receive a surgically implanted left ventricular
Mesoblast’s Cell Therapy Strengthens Native Heart Function In Patients With GlobeNewswire (press release)

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18Nov/13

Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related Seizures – Drug Discovery & Development

Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related Seizures
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A study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver failure. The discovery hinges on a new understanding of the complex 

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18Nov/13

Spironolactone Reduces Heart Failure Hospitalizations, but Not Mortality … – Science Daily (press release)


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Spironolactone Reduces Heart Failure Hospitalizations, but Not Mortality
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18, 2013 — A late-breaking clinical trial, known as the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) trial, to be presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, November 18, 2013
AHA: Decision on Spironolactone in HF a Toss-Up?MedPage Today
Aldo-Antagonist Falls Short but Impresses in Preserved-EF Heart Failure: TOPCATMedscape

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18Nov/13

Two Drugs Do Not Improve Kidney Function in Acute Heart Failure Patients – Science Daily (press release)

Two Drugs Do Not Improve Kidney Function in Acute Heart Failure Patients
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18, 2013 — Two drugs tested in a larger trial did not improve kidney function in acute heart failure patients, contrary to results of smaller studies. The results were presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013 in
Two drugs didn’t improve kidney function in acute heart failureHealthCanal.com

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