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Congestive Heart Failure - Articles
Congestive heart failure (simplified)
by
Ahmad.H
Posted
Mon 21 Jun 2010 12:00am
Today's topic will be about "Congestive heart failure"
But before going to our topic, i would like to give you a simplified view for the heart. This is a simplified diagram showing the direction of flow of blood in the cardio-vascular system:
The heart is the pump in our body. It receives deoxygenated blood (blood low ...
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Congestive Heart Failure & Weight Management
by
PJ S.
Posted
Tue 21 Apr 2009 11:01pm
I've been featured and interviewed at brighthub.com on the topic of congestive heart failure and weight management:
http://www.brighthub.com/health/fitness/articles/32401.aspx
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Congestive heart failure management program at Northwest Hospital
by
Elizabeth Leis
Posted
Wed 01 Apr 2009 2:44pm
Are you suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF)? The Northwest Hospital Congestive Heart Failure Management Program can help you manage your health so that you... congestive heart failure by enrolling in the Northwest Hospital Program. Patients are educated about the signs and symptoms of CHF and learn to monitor and report them. Medication
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Avandia Linked to Congestive Heart Failure and Death
by
DiseaseProof
Posted
Wed 26 Nov 2008 10:27am
In 2007 researchers believed the diabetes drug Avandia might triple heart risks. And now they know for sure! A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals elderly diabetics taking rosiglitazone, the other name for Avandia, were more likely to suffer congestive heart failure and more likely to die; The New York Times reports.
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Congestive Heart Failure
by
Adam THOMPSON
Posted
Tue 30 Mar 2010 6:00pm
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Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure, or CHF, is a condition that afflicts millions of Americans. Over five hundred thousand new diagnoses are made every year. CHF is a condition that is entirely caused by the body’s homeostatic compensatory mechanisms. CHF arises from the condition simply termed, heart failure
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Obesity & Heart Failure
by
ellentroyer
Posted
Wed 14 Oct 2009 10:03pm
A study in the recent Journal of the American College of Cardiology reported that obesity is associated with prolonged inflammation of the heart, which can lead to congestive heart failure.
The 79 male study participants out of the 6,914 men who developed congestive heart failure had far higher levels of inflammatory proteins interleukin-6
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