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Autopsy: Breitbart died of heart failure, had enlarged heart – CNN International


Autopsy: Breitbart died of heart failure, had enlarged heart
CNN International
By Stan Wilson and Michael Martinez, CNN Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure as a result coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart, coroner officials said. Los Angeles (CNN) -- A full autopsy report on the death of conservative blogger and ...

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Images show risk of sudden heart failure – Futurity: Research News


Images show risk of sudden heart failure
Futurity: Research News
PET images show denervation in a heart failure patient. Researchers have discovered that the amount of denervated heart tissue may be a strong predictor of the development of sudden cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation.

Minnetronix Enters Licensing Agreement with Penn State – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)


Minnetronix Enters Licensing Agreement with Penn State
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Minnetronix announced today the exclusive licensing rights of Penn State Research Foundation's wireless energy transmission technology for assist devices in the treatment of Congestive Heart Failure.
Minnetronix gets rights to wireless technology for heart devicesPioneer Press

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Heart Failure Hits Men in Head – The Ledger (blog)


The Ledger (blog)

Heart Failure Hits Men in Head
The Ledger (blog)
Male heart failure patients are more likely than women to have depression and report poor quality of life, according to research findings presented in May at an American Heart Association Scientific Session. Their difference in depression and quality ...

Urine Dipstick Helps Predict Acute Kidney Injury – Medscape


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Urine Dipstick Helps Predict Acute Kidney Injury
Medscape
May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) — A commonly used urine dipstick can predict acute kidney injury (AKI), according to findings presented here at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings. After adjustment for confounders, ...
Urine Test Spots Kidney Injury in Sepsis PatientsMedPage Today

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Peptide level ups diagnosis of heart failure in primary care – Medical Xpress


Peptide level ups diagnosis of heart failure in primary care
Medical Xpress
(HealthDay) -- For patients presenting with dyspnea, the additional measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels increases the certainty of diagnosis of heart failure and accelerates initiation of appropriate treatment, but does not reduce ...

Stem cell therapy hope for heart failure patients after small clinical trial – BioNews


Stem cell therapy hope for heart failure patients after small clinical trial
BioNews
The trial involved 22 patients with progressive heart failure or an enlarged heart and whose current medication was no longer effective. They received either an injection of the stem cell treatment into their heart muscle or a placebo.

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Support Groups, updated may 16 – TCPalm


Support Groups, updated may 16
TCPalm
Congestive Heart Failure Support Group: Indian River Cardiac Rehab, 1500 36th St., Set A, Vero Beach, 2-3 pm, May 21. 772-361-4722. Low Vision: Speaker, Sam Patterson, Division of Blind Services. New Vision Eye Center, 1055 37th Place, Vero Beach, ...

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Cardiac Function in Pre-Clinical Diabetic Diastolic Heart Failure Subjects … – MarketWatch (press release)


Cardiac Function in Pre-Clinical Diabetic Diastolic Heart Failure Subjects ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Dr. Tschöpe is also a member of the Translational Research Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. "Currently, there are limited treatment options for diastolic dysfunction and even fewer options for diabetic ...

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BG Medicine, Inc. Obtains CE Mark and Files 510(k) for Expanded BGM Galectin-3 … – MarketWatch (press release)


BG Medicine, Inc. Obtains CE Mark and Files 510(k) for Expanded BGM Galectin-3 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The blood test was cleared by the FDA in November 2010 and is currently indicated for use in patients with chronic heart failure who are at increased risk for hospitalizations or death based on elevated levels of galectin-3. Subject to FDA clearance, ...
BG Medicine Announces Publication of First Study on Use of Galectin-3 in ...NASDAQ
BG Medicine Announces Fiscal 2012 First Quarter ResultsBroadcast Newsroom
BG MEDICINE, INC. : Announces Availability of Galectin-3 Diagnostic Testing ...4-traders

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