02Apr/13

Heart failure affects whites more – UPI.com


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Heart failure affects whites more
UPI.com
Heart failure is a disease of the aging, and on average, black men in America tend to have higher competing risks for death earlier in life,” Mark Huffman of Northwestern Medicine said in a statement. “Because competing risks are higher, which is
Lifetime Risks For Heart Failure Similar In Both White And Black RacesRedOrbit
Do Black Men Face Lower Risk of Heart Failure?MedPage Today

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02Apr/13

Organ Donation Shortfall at Large General Hospitals in Ontario – Science Daily (press release)


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Organ Donation Shortfall at Large General Hospitals in Ontario
Science Daily (press release)
Apr. 2, 2013 — Organ donation in Ontario is significantly less common at large general hospitals than at hospitals with clinical programs for transplant recipients, which points to missed opportunities to optimize organ donation, according to a study
Organ donation after death in Ontario: a population-based cohort studyCMAJ
Organ donation shortfalls in Ontario hospitals without transplant programsGlobalNews.ca
General hospitals doing poor job of procuring transplant organsGlobe and Mail
CTV News –China Daily
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02Apr/13

Recent Advancements Made in Diagnosing and Treating Heart Failure Could … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

Recent Advancements Made in Diagnosing and Treating Heart Failure Could
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
In much the same way as a breath test may one day detect heart failure, there is a FDA cleared test on the market now that is changing the way physicians care for the 23 million diagnosed heart failure patients around the world. It’s the ST2 test from

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