Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...s with heart failure, and patients with both heart failure and diabetes. The principal investigator for the ... reproducible model for technology-supported heart failure management; and its results should assist purchasers, payers, and policy makers in selecting health ...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...ications have reduced the incidence of early organ failure following transplants, measures to prevent late failure and to halt other diseases that result from toxic side effects of current treatments have been limit...Celecoxib safe for short-term use in patients with cirrhosis
...proxen, have long been associated with acute renal failure in cirrhotic patients. To further investigate these findings, researchers, led by Joan Clria of Barcelona's Hospital Clinic, sought to compare the effects of celecoxib, naproxen and a placebo on cirrhotic patients. They recruited 28 patients who had...Jefferson scientists uncover potential trigger of diabetic kidney disease
...abetic nephropathy and the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide. The finding, which they report February...d ultimately cause fibrosis and progressive kidney failure as a result. We found almost all of the apoptotic cells had CD36 in them. If we block CD36 in cell c...Biochemical marker aids prognosis in liver transplant patients
...hyponatremia had significantly more advanced liver failure compared to those with normal serum sodium." They add that although hyponatremia ultimately reflects renal impairment, it appears to be a more accurate and early marker of poor outcome than serum creatinine in transplant candidates with advanced cirr...Mayo Clinic study finds obese kidney donors face few increased risks
...n. More than 300,000 Americans suffer from kidney failure requiring dialysis to live. Life expectancies increase from about four years with dialysis, to 15 years with a kidney transplant. Despite the superior survival and better quality of life with a transplant, only about 5 percent of dialysis patients wi...Cardiology losing out as women 'turned off' by family unfriendly specialty
... one of the most popular choices among women. "The failure of cardiology to attract womenindicates that a substantial proportion of the talent pool is being lost to other specialties," they write. "If this is not corrected, it will prove increasingly difficult to maintain high standards of cardiological pra...Age should not be a factor in determining heart transplantation eligibility, researchers say
...g said patients who are at the end stages of heart failure and do not have any contraindications will generally be placed on a heart transplant waiting list. Some common contraindications include a smoking habit, a drug or alcohol addiction, excess weight, or a mental disease, Wang said. However, Wang added ...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...ears of experience in treating patients with heart failure and in leading patient care and research teams. A...afts (from the chest) are more resistant to a late failure and are more likely to offer long-term success than vein grafts (from the leg). More than 75 percen...HIV infection still on the rise
... socioeconomic, but the increase also represents a failure of prevention, write the authors. For instance, the search for a vaccine against HIV has so far produced only negative results, while microbicides have proved disappointing. Although the ABC message (abstinence, be faithful, use a condom) is popular ...Mount Sinai stroke prevention trial published in JAMA
...troke or blood clot, a history of congestive heart failure or hypertension or certain combinations of advance...high blood pressure, diabetes and congestive heart failure further increase the risk of stroke in patients with AF. Patients with AF also tend to have more di...Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls
...ve serious health consequences: girls whose growth failure is caused by an underlying disease may be overlook...ected to unnecessary medical evaluations. "Growth failure is a very sensitive indicator of a child's overall health, and should be evaluated with equal care f...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...y." She notes that while most children with kidney failure are not overweight, the numbers are increasing: 8 ...ty, Dr. Hanevold says. Children who develop kidney failure at a young age have difficulty gaining height and weight and, ironically, nutritional supplements so...US FDA grants full approval to DOXIL(R) following submission of phase III data
.... Myocardial damage may lead to congestive heart failure and may be encountered as the total cumulative dose of doxorubicin HCl approaches 550 mg/m2. The use of DOXIL may lead to cardiotoxicity. DOXIL should be administered to patients with a history of cardiovascular disease only when the benefit outwei...Special imaging study shows failing hearts are 'energy starved'
...gh CK. Then, 17 patients with histories of heart failure were similarly tested to measure the CK flux. Resu...ctors may contribute to human heart failure, but a failure in the energy supply would certainly affect the heart's function if supply can't be met."...Rheumatoid arthritis patients have double the risk of heart failure
...umatoid arthritis patients studied developed heart failure over 30 years of the disease. "We decided to unde...ences Research and study author. "We thought heart failure could be a reason for early mortality in these patients. However, we were not expecting that the inc...Rheumatoid arthritis linked to excess risk of congestive heart failure
...ting the heart or blood vessels). Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major contributor to cardiovascular-rel...as a significant independent risk factor for heart failure but also lends support to the role of systemic inflammation in the development and prognosis of CHF....New bedside tool gauges mortality risk in heart failure patients
...y blood tests and by measuring vital signs. Heart failure is a condition that affects five million Americans...ata from a national registry of over 100,000 heart failure patients called the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry (ADHERE), researchers develo...Obesity and weight gain associated with poorer breast cancer survival
...rs from non-smokers. Researchers suggest that the failure to separate these groups in analyses may have obscured the influence of weight or weight gain on breast cancer recurrence and mortality. Researchers found that high weight prior to diagnosis was associated with poorer survival, but found this was par...Patients with previous heart attacks may not benefit from pacemaker implant
...a. At least 33% of patients with congestive heart failure who are treated with specialized pacemakers a costly and invasive treatment to electrically resynchronize their hearts fail to respond....