News tagged with failure patients
Sleep Apnea May Not Be Closely Linked to Heart Failure Severity
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) are not markedly decreased in heart failure (HF) patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Fai ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 06, 2009 |
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Study shows soy protein alleviates symptoms of fatty liver disease
University of Illinois researchers report this week that new research shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Artificial liver may extend lives
The first artificial organ for liver patients that uses immortalized human liver cells, the Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device, or ELAD®, is a bedside system that treats blood plasma, metabolizing toxins and synthesizing ...
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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Exercise intensity and duration linked to improved outcomes for heart failure patients
The level of exercise is linked with the reduction of hospitalization and death in patients with chronic heart failure, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Low health literacy associated with higher rate of death among heart failure patients
An examination of health literacy (such as understanding basic health information) among managed care patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management, found that nearly one in five have low health literacy, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Cost of heart drugs makes patients skip pills, putting themselves at risk
For more than 5 million Americans with heart failure, a critical step to better health is taking the medications they're prescribed. But many patients fail to do so, putting themselves at greater risk of hospitalization and ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Canadian researchers discover new way to prevent infections in dialysis patients
Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat dialysis catheter malfunction in kidney dialysis patients may now also help prevent both malfunction as well as infections.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Longterm kidney threat in E. coli victims
(AP) -- As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Comparison of medications for heart failure finds difference in risk of death
In a comparison of the angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) candesartan and losartan, used by patients with heart failure, candesartan was associated with a lower risk of death at 1 and 5 years, according to a study in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Self-management counseling for patients with heart failure does not improve outcomes
Patients with mild to moderate heart failure who received educational materials and self-management counseling in an attempt to improve adherence to medical advice did not have a reduced rate of death or hospitalization compared ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Just drop it: The one-size-fits-all approach to blood sugar control, that is
Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results s ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Heart failure care improved by performance intervention at outpatient cardiology practices
A study led by UCLA tested a new performance intervention to help improve adherence to national guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure patients in an outpatient setting.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Phone-in doctoring fails to improve patient outcomes
Keeping in close contact with heart failure patients once they leave the hospital has been an ongoing challenge for physicians. A patient's condition can worsen with no notice and early intervention could potentially make ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Disparity in use of implantable devices to prevent sudden death in heart failure patients
A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices. The study, which is the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Breathlessness eased in patients with rare, often fatal disease
Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in The Journal of Heart and Lung Tr ...
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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