heart failure

MUNICH (MedPage Today) -- The finding that heart rate, specifically a heart rate more than 70 beats per minute, increased the risk of cardiac events in heart failure patients was the top take-home message for the Dutch cardiologist who chaired the European Society of Cardiology program committee.

Getting an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may not hamper quality of life for patients with stable heart failure, a new study shows.

MUNICH, Germany -- Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.

MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday....

(Indiana University) The inaugural Riley Heart Center Symposium on Cardiac Development will be held Sept. 8-9 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

An experimental patch called Anginera may help prevent heart failure when implanted right after a heart attack, lab tests in rats show.

"Tina" writes that her boyfriend is 6'1", 133 lbs, "and so addicted to vomiting that he suffers from potential heart failure and has lost quite a few of his teeth.

I've begged 'Farley' to get help, but he'd rather give me up than attend even one 12 Step meeting."

(Journal of Clinical Investigation) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, June 12, 2008, in the JCI, including: New target to enhance anticancer drug sensitivity found in translation; Fever may trigger heart failure in patients with the genetic disease LQT-2; The nerves behind the pain relief provided by stressful situations; Tumor cells want no contact with immune cells; and others.

(University of Michigan Health System) Activated vitamin D protects the heart against avoid overwork and enlargement, two of the hallmarks of heart failure, a University of Michigan study in animals shows.

The results, the first to show vitamin D can prevent the damaging effects of heart failure, add heart health to the growing list of vitamin D's benefits.

My patient is an elderly man with end-stage congestive heart failure, kidney failure and now an infected dialysis line, and he is unlikely to live more than six months.

The Bible lies on his bedside table next to his hospital breakfast tray and the morning newspaper. I wonder if I should pray wit...