Organ Failure

Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts … – Science Codex


Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts ...
Science Codex
A UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 percent in the odds of survival over two years. The research is published Feb.

Daily Checkup: Risk factors of leaky mitral valve – New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Daily Checkup: Risk factors of leaky mitral valve
New York Daily News
While minor mitral valve regurgitation is relatively harmless, severe regurgitation can lead to heart failure if left untreated. Unlike most heart disease, mitral valve regurgitation is not strongly associated with risk factors like diet and smoking.

New scheme to help heart failure patients – Irish Health


New scheme to help heart failure patients
Irish Health
A new pilot programme aimed at assisting patients suffering from heart failure has been launched by VHI Healthcare. The programme is available to VHI customers in Dublin who have been admitted to hospital with heart failure.

Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure – University of Bristol


Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure
University of Bristol
Sudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbeat. New findings published in PLoS ONE, which reveal mechanisms that ...

How our BNP testing service saved £270000 in a year – Pulse


How our BNP testing service saved £270000 in a year
Pulse
By Dr Richard Blakey | 22 Feb 2012 In East Sussex we have a very elderly population and a high prevalence of recognised heart failure, but we expect that true prevalence is even higher. For years, I've been trying to set up a service to encourage us to ...

Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts … – Medical Xpress


Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts ...
Medical Xpress
(Medical Xpress) -- A UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 percent in the odds of survival over two years. Heart failure, a chronic, ...
Six of seven guideline-recommended HF therapies lower mortality at two yearsTheHeart.Org

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Heart Failure Program Reduces Readmissions Down to 3% – Becker’s Hospital Review


Heart Failure Program Reduces Readmissions Down to 3%
Becker's Hospital Review
A new heart failure program at Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare in Hastings, Neb., helped dramatically reduce heart failure readmission rates, according to a KHASTV report. Under the Health Enhancement Program, heart failure patients undergo intense ...

Cytokinetics Announces Initiation of Phase I Clinical Trial of Oral … – MarketWatch (press release)


Cytokinetics Announces Initiation of Phase I Clinical Trial of Oral ...
MarketWatch (press release)
An intravenous formulation of omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac muscle myosin activator, is currently being evaluated in the ATOMIC-AHF (A Trial of Omecamtiv Mecarbil to Increase Contractility in Acute Heart Failure) clinical trial.

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New program decreases heart failure readmissions – KHAS-TV


New program decreases heart failure readmissions
KHAS-TV
by Jordan Shefte It's a common occurrence for heart patients: being readmitted into the hospital for heart failure. But Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare has a new program that is changing that trend. It's called the Health Enhancement Program.

Biomarkers Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Patients – Renal and Urology News


Biomarkers Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Patients
Renal and Urology News
In an international study of 1635 emergency-department patients, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) was the most useful of five urinary biomarkers in predicting the severity and duration of acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time ...