BLOCK-HF: Replace RV pacing with BiV in AV-block heart failureTheHeart.OrgSteve has been reporting on cardiovascular medicine continuously since IV streptokinase was the next big thing. He was a writer for Practical Cardiology and then a journalist and…
CHOP experts describe research in pediatric heart disease – Science Codex
CHOP experts describe research in pediatric heart diseaseScience CodexWhile calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have been the cornerstone of immunosuppression in heart transplant patients, CNIs are toxic to the kidneys and are not effective for cardiac allog…
Transplant patient marks 30 years
A 70-year-old man is thought to have become the UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient.
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study – Health.com
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: StudyHealth.comMoreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology department at the M…
Teenager Encourages Organ Donation – WFMY News 2
WFMY News 2Teenager Encourages Organ DonationWFMY News 2Asheboro, NC — You often hear about the importance of organ donation and how it can save lives, but when you know someone personally who gets a second chance at life, it gives you a greater appre…
The Acute Liver Failure Study Group Initiates Phase 2a Study of OCR-002 for … – Sacramento Bee
The Acute Liver Failure Study Group Initiates Phase 2a Study of OCR-002 for …Sacramento BeeSAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the first patient has enrolled in a Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety an…
Documentary on transplants features Mayo patients
Mayo Clinic says " Transplant: A Gift for Life " — a one-hour, Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary with Mayo patients — will air on more than 60 PBS stations today. Some stations will continue to show
VIDEO: Transplant patient marks 30 years
The UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient is celebrating 30 years since his operation.
Responsible prescribing for asthma and COPD – Nursing Times
Responsible prescribing for asthma and COPDNursing TimesCorticosteroids in persistent asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids reduce airway inflammation, reduce airway hyper-responsiveness and improve airflow, and consequently can both control the disease proc…
Organ donation scheme is courageous – Jewish Chronicle
Organ donation scheme is courageousJewish ChronicleThe principle of organ donation is barely controversial in the Jewish community. Authorities, from the most traditional to the most liberal, proceed from three basic premises. The first, pikuach nefesh…