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New mechanical heart implanted at the MUHC
Surgeons at the MUHC have successfully implanted a new kind of mechanical heart in two patients, the first time this new technology has been used in Canada. view more (2005-11-01)
Exercise test may help predict mortality risk in heart failure patients
A simple exercise test may help predict mortality risk in patients with heart failure and help doctors to better tailor treatment strategies, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. view more (2007-05-31)
Heart failure worsens with anemia, increases risk of death
Low hemoglobin levels are a predictor of increased risk of death and complications among heart failure patients, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2005-08-17)
New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. view more (2009-10-16)
HEART FAILURE UNDERDIAGNOSED IN UK PRIMARY CARE (pp 432, 439)
A UK study published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggests that heart failure is more common than previously thought. New strategies involving the assessment of left-ventricular function in patients with suspected heart failure could lead to more successful treatment. An estimated 120,000 patients are admitted to hospital every year... view more... (2001-08-08)
Researchers devise safer way to dose life-saving heart drug
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have taken the dangerous guesswork out of dosing a lifesaving medication for congestive heart failure. view more (2006-12-18)
Go team — 2 kinds of teamwork improves care for chronic heart failure
Active patient involvement during treatment of chronic heart failure, coupled with partnership with healthcare team members to provide care consistent with evidence-based guidelines, dramatically improves quality of care for chronic heart failure patients. view more (2007-02-05)
Rotary Blood Pump Shows Promise for Pediatric Patients
Ventricular assist devices (VADs), blood pumps used in heart failure situations, now have the potential for use in additional patient groups. Scientists and clinicians gathered at the 11th Congress of the International Society of Rotary Blood Pumps in Germany last year to discuss past lessons learned and future directions for this technology. view more (2005-01-12)
Heart transplants benefit only the sickest patients
Heart transplantation improves survival only in patients with the worst heart failure and therefore at the highest risk of death while on the waiting list, according to a study in this week?s BMJ. This questions the current view in the medical community that transplantation improves the chances of survival for all patients who reach an advanced... view more... (2000-09-01)
First gene therapy for heart failure offered at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Could injecting a gene into a patient with severe heart failure reverse their disabling and life-threatening condition? Physician-scientists are setting out to answer that question in a first-ever clinical trial of gene therapy to treat severe heart failure. view more (2008-06-19)
World first trial to test human implant of HeartPOD‚—¢
Researchers at The Alfred and Monash University are leading a world first trial to investigate whether the implantation of a specially designed HeartPODTM monitoring system in heart failure patients can keep them out of hospital and lead to a better quality of life. view more (2005-12-01)
Transcendental meditation reduces congestive heart failure, new study shows
A widely practiced, stress-reducing meditation technique significantly decreases the severity of congestive heart failure, according to a first-of-its-kind randomized study published in Ethnicity & Disease (Winter 2007). view more (2007-03-02)
Effect of diabetes on heart may differ by ethnicity, study finds
Diabetes strongly increases the risk of heart failure in all ethnic groups, but early effects of diabetes on the heart may differ depending on whether the subjects are white, African-American, Hispanic or Chinese. view more (2006-03-09)
UT Southwestern recruiting patients for heart-failure device study
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center are part of a multinational clinical trial evaluating a unique implantable device designed to treat a larger number of patients with heart failure. view more (2006-10-18)
Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs
People over 80 years of age suffering from a certain type of heart failure do not appear to benefit from most commonly prescribed heart medications, according to a study conducted at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and published in the March 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. view more (2009-03-12)
Heart failure patients have higher risk of fractures
Heart failure patients are at higher risk for fractures, including debilitating hip fractures, than other heart patients and should be screened and treated for osteoporosis, Canadian researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2008-10-21)
Women less likely to receive heart device therapy but survive with it longer than men
Women with heart failure are less likely than men to receive cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) - an implantable device shown to enhance quality of life for people with heart failure; yet women who get CRT live longer than men who get it. view more (2005-11-16)
MU Researchers Find Statin Drugs Also May Help Reduce Risk of Heart Failure, Sudden Cardiac Death
Statin drugs, known primarily for their ability to lower cholesterol, also may reduce the overactive sympathetic nervous system response that contributes to the worsening of heart failure and increases the risk of sudden cardiac death. view more (2007-05-02)
ESC Releases: New Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines
Updated Guidelines represent significant developments in terms of content, format and presentation of the latest advances in Chronic Heart Failure view more (2005-05-19)
Study explores cause of exercise intolerance in heart failure patients
A new study shows that blood flow to the legs is relatively normal in people with diastolic heart failure, suggesting other potential causes of their inability to do everyday activities. view more (2006-11-20)
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