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Right-heart failure after right heart catheterization in a patient with scleroderma and suspected pulmonary hypertension by Jan Posted Thu 02 Dec 2010 2:08am The case presented here describes the fatal outcome of a right heart catheterization of a female patient with scleroderma. At autopsy, a massive fibrosis of the cardial... and versatile radical-scavenging activities - including efficient quenching of peroxynitrite-derived radicals Supplemental coenzyme Q10, already shown to improve heart function Read on »

New Heart Pump Could Benefit Thousands of Heart Failure Patients … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 11:11am The new FDA decision broadens the group of eligible patients to include those heart-failure patients who do not qualify for heart transplants due to their age or underlying medical conditions. See the original post here New Heart Pump Could Benefit Thousands of Heart Failure Patients … Read on »

Self-Injections of Nesiritide Improves Function of Heart in Heart Failure by Keep Your Heart Healthy Facebook

Posted Wed 06 Oct 2010 8:27am The newest medicine on the heart failure scene which was originally introduced in 2001 is called nesiritide or Natrecor . It is an IV or injection-only solution that helps with relaxing muscles and improving blood flow during a bad heart failure episode. While there is some controversy surrounding nesiritide, this new study suggested it can Read on »

Think You’re Tired Because of Heart Failure? Maybe It’s Not the Heart At All! by Keep Your Heart Healthy Facebook

Posted Sun 05 Sep 2010 4:41pm . In the past, doctors have checked for iron deficiency only when a person is anemic (low blood count by lab test). However, this new study says that heart failure patients can be iron.... In other words, this study says that a good number of heart failure patients may be suffering fatigue due to iron deficiency because the doctor does not see anemia on the standard Read on »

Should Patients with Heart Failure Receive Exercise Therapy? Implications for Disease Management Organizations with Heart Failu by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 6:23pm reconciliation may miss the impact of exercise in this population. Recall ‘chronic heart failure’ typically describes a condition in which the heart muscle is weak and the heart... O’Conner and colleagues asked that question in an April 8 JAMA article titled “Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure.’ You’d think Read on »

Benefits of Turmeric: Important Herb in Preventing Heart Attack & Heart Failure by Melissa G. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:47pm

1 Comment and Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Cardiac hypertrophy is a strong predictor of future cardiac problems, including heart attack and heart failure... is for developing heart attacks or heart failure in the future. However, until clinical trials are done, we don’t recommend patients to take curcumin routinely. You are better off to take Read on »

Benefits of Turmeric: Important Herb in Preventing Heart Attack & Heart Failure by Melissa G. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 9:16pm and Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Cardiac hypertrophy is a strong predictor of future cardiac problems, including heart attack and heart failure... is for developing heart attacks or heart failure in the future. However, until clinical trials are done, we don’t recommend patients to take curcumin routinely. You are better off to take Read on »

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) suspend sales of medical devices that restore normal heart rhythm and manage heart failure by David Granovsky Posted Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:00am Pharma can’t seem to do anything right these days. Falsified clinical trials, political agendas, now this. – dg 3rd UPDATE: Boston Scientific Slides On Halt Of ICD Sales MARCH 15, 2010, 11:40 A.M. ET Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) suspended sales of medical devices that restore normal heart rhythm and manage heart failure, saying Read on »

HeartMate II ventricular assist device improves survival in heart failure by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 16 Mar 2010 12:00am UTHSCSA.edu - Patients in severe heart failure who are too sick... in heart and lung transplantation, VAD implantation, surgery for heart failure, coronary revascularization and valve surgery. With his arrival, San Antonio now has a specialty Read on »

Gene Therapy Proves Effective in Treating Severe Heart Failure; Holds Potential to Drastically Reduce Healthcare Costs for Heart by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 14 Sep 2010 12:00am /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association issued the following statement on the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee's recommendation not to schedule over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing dextromethorphan "Today's FDA advisory committee decision not to recommend scheduling OTC cough medicines containin ... Read on »