Serum sodium level is a major predictor of a poor prognosis for heart failure patients
...e patients. However, serum sodium appears to be a modifiable target that can be treated," says Dr. Gheorghiade. A paper authored by Dr. Gheorghiade and published in JAMA in April of 2004 found that the medication tolvaptan was a promising addition to standard therapy for patients hospitalized with heart fail...Use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly common in some European countries
...stern Europe. Future efforts should be targeted to modifiable correlates of inappropriate medication use and research should focus on outcomes and intervention strategies," the authors write. "Despite previous criticism of the expert panels' criteria for their simplicity, these tools increase clinicians' aware...