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Drugs for Heart Failure by Disease Fighter Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of drugs and medications that are commonly prescribed to treat Heart Failure: Aldosterone Angiotensin Angiotensinogen Atrial natriuretic peptide Carvedilol Digoxin Dobutamine Levosimendan Noradrenaline These are just some of the drugs and medications that are often used to treat Heart Failure.If you're interested Read on »

Once-Promising Heart Failure Drug Fails in Trial by HealthFinder Posted Wed 06 Oct 2010 10:00am WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new experimental drug for treating patients who have acute heart failure plus kidney failure did not show any overall benefit, indicating... Francisco. He explained that kidney problems are a major complication of heart failure and "those patients who develop renal [kidney] failure in the course of treatment have Read on »

Once-Promising Heart Failure Drug Fails in Trial by Medline Plus Posted Wed 06 Oct 2010 2:00pm WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new experimental drug for treating patients who have acute heart failure plus kidney failure did not show any overall benefit, indicating... Francisco. He explained that kidney problems are a major complication of heart failure and "those patients who develop renal [kidney] failure in the course of treatment have Read on »

Fish Oil May Be Better Than Drugs For Preventing Heart Failure by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Oct 2008 9:18am at preventing heart failure than a popular drug. Study results: Italian researchers gave nearly 3,500 patients a daily omega-3 pill, derived from fish oils with nearly the same amount... May Be Better Than Drugs For Preventing Heart Failure Health Tip of the month Testimonial of the month - Cervical traction neck Pillow- for patients with military neck Read on »

Sulfonylureas - oral diabetes drugs - are associated with heart failure and death risks by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 21 Dec 2009 8:39am % increased risk depending on the specific drug), and also an increased risk of congestive heart failure (18-30%).2 These new results strengthen the similar findings a 2006 study... of developing coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure, and overall mortality, in type 2 diabetic patients receiving rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, metformin, or sulfonylureas Read on »

Counseling Equals Drug in Relieving Depression in Heart Failure Patients by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 30 Sep 2008 9:10am Important finding Link: Counseling Equals Drug in Relieving Depression in Heart Failure Patients - DukeHealth.org. Nurse-facilitated supportive care appears to be just as effective as the antidepressant sertraline (a generic form of Zoloft) in treating depression in patients with heart failure, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center. Read on »

Certain Drugs for Diabetes Doubles Heart Failure Risk by Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 14 Oct 2008 4:48am A certain class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes can double the risk of heart failure in patients, warn a group of group of researchers led by an Indian origin... and high blood pressure "represent conditions that are major precursors of congestive heart failure." An analysis of four long-term trials, using rosiglitazone, showed Read on »

Commentary on Heart Failure & the Medical Home, plus News about Healthways and the Merits of Carve-In-Out-Outs by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:08am al: Effect of moderate or intensive disease management program on outcome [sic] in patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med 2008;168(3):316-324. The entire article is available for viewing (thanks, Archives!) Over a thousand persons discharged from a hospital with chronic heart failure (HF) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: usual Read on »

Some Elderly Heart Failure Patie ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 12 Mar 2009 3:43pm called diastolic heart failure do not seem to benefit from the commonly prescribed heart failure drugs, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles report... alive as long as the ones not on heart medications." Schwarz, however, speculated that lower doses of the drugs might be appropriate for people with diastolic heart failure Read on »

FDA Approves Devices for Heart Failure Patients by Medline Plus Posted Fri 17 Sep 2010 8:45am FDA approves devices for heart failure patients The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for three cardiac... as an addition to, not a replacement for, heart failure drug therapy. “This approval allows heart failure patients with left bundle branch block to benefit from this therapy," said Read on »