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Health Encyclopedia: Congestive Heart Failure Complications

Complications

At least 20% of hospitalizations in older adults are due to heart failure. For people over age65, it is the number one cause of death, with nearly 290,000 people dying from this disease each year. Nevertheless, although heart failure produces very high mortality rates, treatment advances in hypertension, heart surgeries, and heart pacemakers are now improving survival rates in patients with severe heart failure.

Life-Threatening Complications of Heart Failure

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Diabetes in 2009

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Avandia, Vytorin, and now the ACCORD diabetes study: What's going on here?

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I've recently seen stories reporting that 1. Avandia, used to lower blood glucose (BG)... Read more »

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Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) is an infection that centers on the inner surfaces of the... Read more »

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Sometimes it seems as if there's a news announcement of some diabetes-related research almost every... Read more »

Investing in heart health

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There are very few people that I know that would deny themselves a medicine or a procedure to avoid... Read more »

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Causes of Cardiac Enlargement

What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »

Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information

Why do you need bypass surgery? If you are suffering chest pain or other symptoms that may indicate a cardiovascular problem, your doctor will likely want you to undergo an angiogram (cardiac... Read more »

Arrhythmia Patient Guide

An arrhythmia is any type of irregular heartbeat. It may present itself as a skipped beat, a rapid or slow heart rate, or a continuous irregular heartbeat. Each year, millions of people are... Read more »

Cardiac Catheterization: A Patient Guide

What is cardiac catheterization? A diagnostic procedure performed to detect problems with the heart and its blood supply a catheter is inserted into the body through an artery or vein. A catheter is... Read more »

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is due to atherosclerosis – a progressive disease that involves the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a gradual... Read more »

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