Cardiac Failure
Obesity linked to heart failure risk
April 16, 2009
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Heart failure, is it All the Same?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertNot really. In fact, heart failure is newly diagnosed in more than half a million... Read more »
Hot tubs and heart disease: Trouble or treatment?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...be used as a treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. Recent scientific studies on... Read more »
Should You Have an Automatic External Defibrillator in Your Home?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertA recent study has been published and discussed in the newspapers suggesting that people with heart... Read more »
Quick Tips if You've Been Through Heart Failure
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...30 minutes. Join a support group for people with heart failure and other heart conditions. Ask... Read more »
Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertToday Eli Lilly and Co. announced the FDA approval of Cymbalta (duloxetine HCI) for the management... Read more »
Health Guide
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations of this syndrome are the development of shortness... Read more »Ventricular assist device
...Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:1099-1110. Hirsch DJ. Cardiac failure and left ventricular assist devices. Anesthesiol Clin. Sep 2003: 21(3): 625-38.... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...including heart failure, irregular heart rhythms , and an increased risk of angina and heart attack. Heart failure results because thickened or dilated heart muscle cannot function effectively... Read more »Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...survive another heart attack are at increased risk of becoming cardiac cripples, disabled by congestive heart failure or arrhythmias heartbeat irregularities. There is no way of predicting... Read more »Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
Many symptoms of heart failure result from the congestion that develops as fluid backs up into the lungs and leaks into the tissues. Other symptoms result from inadequate delivery of... Read more »Images
Medications
...kidney problems. It is also used to treat congestive heart failure following a heart attack.... Read more »
...pills"/diuretics, digoxin) to treat congestive heart failure. How To Use Take this... Read more »
... pills"/diuretics, digoxin) to treat congestive heart failure. How To Use Take this... Read more »
..."water pills"/diuretics, digoxin) to treat congestive heart failure. How To Use Take this... Read more »
..."water pills"/diuretics, digoxin) to treat congestive heart failure. How To Use Take this... Read more »
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Defibrillator Therapy has Good Results
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A device that shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm appears to work without significantly altering a person's quality of... Read summary »
Risk of Death Greatest 30 Days After Heart Attack
November 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The moments after a heart attack are crucial to patient survival, but the life and death battle isn't over for those who live... Read summary »
Heart Care Comes Up Short
June 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Two new studies suggest doctors could do a better job when it comes to caring for the heart. European researchers who surveyed... Read summary »
Gender Matters in Heart Transplants
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