Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts …Science CodexA UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 perc…
Air apparent lung transplant procedure in Aurora? – The Aurora Sentinel
Air apparent lung transplant procedure in Aurora?The Aurora SentinelThe organs can be spoiled by environmental factors like ventilators; they can suffer irreparable harm from a donor's physical injury or brain death. Lung tissue is fragile, and the…
Daily Checkup: Risk factors of leaky mitral valve – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsDaily Checkup: Risk factors of leaky mitral valveNew York Daily NewsWhile minor mitral valve regurgitation is relatively harmless, severe regurgitation can lead to heart failure if left untreated. Unlike most heart disease, mitral va…
Our Chris made the tough decision for us – The Manly Daily
The Manly DailyOur Chris made the tough decision for usThe Manly DailyPicture: MARTIN LANGE THE mother of schoolboy Chris Hanavan has contributed to a book about organ donation. It has been almost a year since Judy Hanavan's 14-year-old son died of…
New scheme to help heart failure patients – Irish Health
New scheme to help heart failure patientsIrish HealthA new pilot programme aimed at assisting patients suffering from heart failure has been launched by VHI Healthcare. The programme is available to VHI customers in Dublin who have been admitted to hos…
Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure – University of Bristol
Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failureUniversity of BristolSudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular he…
How our BNP testing service saved £270000 in a year – Pulse
How our BNP testing service saved £270000 in a yearPulseBy Dr Richard Blakey | 22 Feb 2012 In East Sussex we have a very elderly population and a high prevalence of recognised heart failure, but we expect that true prevalence is even higher. For years…
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts … – Medical Xpress
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts …Medical Xpress(Medical Xpress) — A UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improv…
Doctors want organ donor law to allow more life-savers like Cassie McCord – Chelmsford Weekly News
Doctors want organ donor law to allow more life-savers like Cassie McCordChelmsford Weekly NewsThe nature of organ donation means life-saving transplant operations can very often only be carried out because someone else had died. The crucial decisions …
Heart Failure Program Reduces Readmissions Down to 3% – Becker's Hospital Review
Heart Failure Program Reduces Readmissions Down to 3%Becker’s Hospital ReviewA new heart failure program at Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare in Hastings, Neb., helped dramatically reduce heart failure readmission rates, according to a KHASTV report. Un…