BY KATHLEEN KERR. About 18,000 pacemakers implanted in heart patients in the US - and another 10,000 worldwide - may have a component that could cause a dangerous malfunction, resulting in heart failure. Guidant Corp. more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/22/2005 12:35:15 AM
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Title: Enzyme May Unlock Clues to Heart FailureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/18/2005 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/18/2005 1:59:31 AM more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 7:50:52 PM
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A new drug offers hope for warding off heart failure associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 6:39:47 PM
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A common chemical used in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries can repair damage to cardiac muscle cell membranes and prevent heart failure in mice with the genetic mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 5:45:41 PM
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Services for Beauty Carpenter, 95, of Itta Bena, who died of heart failure Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hayward Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in ... more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 4:05:36 PM
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You're sweating. Your heart rate has increased. You're attempting to control your body, the slightest movements differentiating between success and failure.You're facing multiple opponents. You're on more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 2:31:32 PM
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A new ventricular assist device (VAD) called the PediPump has been developed specifically for use in children. A status report on this new device appears in the July issue of the journal Artificial Organs. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 1:57:28 PM
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William Frank Augusta Bode, who owned a construction company in Alton, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 1:26:23 PM
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A new ventricular assist device called the PediPump has been developed specifically for use in children. more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 12:10:18 PM
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Frances Langford, whose steamy rendition of "I'm in the Mood for Love" captivated soldiers when she was part of Bob Hope's USO tours during World War II, died yesterday at the age of 92. more...


Healthy Heart
Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 10:50:14 AM
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A new ventricular assist device (VAD) called the PediPump has been developed specifically for use in children. A status report on this new device appears in the July issue of the journal Artificial Organs. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 10:16:10 AM
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UCLA investigators found large gaps and variations in treatment for heart failure in US hospitals based on four standard quality measures. Performance of these measures is closely linked to heart failure patients' risk of rehospitalization and death. The study points to the need for hospitals to establish systems to improve quality of care for this patient population. Heart failure affects five million Americans and is the leading cause of death for those over 65. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 9:23:05 AM
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Duke University Medical Center researchers have identified a new protein that plays a critical role in enabling the heart to respond to such external stimuli as exercise or stress, as well as in the progressive loss of heart function that is heart failure, the researchers said. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 8:23:01 AM
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Researchers have pinpointed a major marker that could put heart failure patients at increased risk. In involves sodium or salt. But this research finds too little sodium may be just as bad as too much. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 7:20:57 AM
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Findings from a study conducted in Worcester, Massachusetts, confirm that heart failure is an important cause of death and disability. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 6:35:53 AM
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Title: Vasodilator Drugs Fight Advanced Heart FailureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/7/2005 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/7/2005 1:58:15 AM more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 5:20:47 AM
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Sometimes patients living with serious chronic illnesses, such as congestive heart failure, could avoid trips to the emergency room if their medical conditions were monitored daily for warning signs so that ... more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 3:49:42 AM
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Few front-line medications exist for treating hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure, a stage of heart failure marked by heightened severity and often-lengthy hospital stays with frequent readmissions. Now, a study suggests the list of preferred drugs for treating the disease might be even shorter. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 2:17:38 AM
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Title: Key Factors Raise Heart Failure Death RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/1/2005 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2005 1:58:14 AM more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 1:32:34 AM
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A report published in the July issue of The American Journal of suggests that heart failure is an important clinical syndrome affecting residents a large northeast community. Several groups at high risk for developing or dying from heart failure can be identified and targeted for preventive efforts as well as for the receipt of effective treatment modalities. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/21/2005 12:21:30 AM
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NitroMed (NTMD:Nasdaq - commentary - research) said Monday that its drug for treating congestive heart failure in African-Americans should be available within two to four weeks. Michael Loberg, the president more...


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Originally Posted on 7/20/2005 10:45:26 PM
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Myogen announced top line results of ESSENTIAL I & II the Company will terminate development of enoximone capsules and dedicate all resources to the development of its 2 other late-stage clinical programs, ambrisentan for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and darusentan for the treatment of patients with resistant hypertension, and its mechanism-based drug discovery program. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/20/2005 9:27:20 PM
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BiDil worries some, but its potential is promising. When a person is diagnosed with heart failure -- and 5 million Americans have been -- it means the heart is unable to beat forcefully enough to propel adequate amounts of blood through the body. That can cause congestion and swelling, and, ultimately, a backup of fluid into the lungs or other organs.. more...


Cholesterol diet
Originally Posted on 7/20/2005 8:35:16 PM
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TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new Swedish study reinforces the link between diabetes and heart failure, spotlighting Insulin resistance as a key player. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/20/2005 7:42:12 PM
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Insulin resistance may raise the risk of heart failure in elderly men, new research shows. more...


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Originally Posted on 7/20/2005 6:18:07 PM
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