Monday, October, 26, 2009
Case Study For Newly Diagnosed Congestive Heart Failure
October 03, 2008
A new medication to treat acute congestive heart failure (CHF) has
shown positive results in late-stage clinical trials. The med,
currently called KW-3902, helped improve shortness of breath and
eased renal-function deterioration in CHF patients in the Phase III
trials.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. Bill Quick
,
Health Expert
...maker of Actos, to strengthen existing warnings about congestive heart failure (CHF). Both drugs...
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By Dr. Larry Weinrauch
,
Health Expert
...this could be used as a treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. Recent scientific...
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By Dr. Gross
,
Health Expert
...plants out of dirt and then changed the course of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) therapy by...
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Health 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...
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...those who 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...
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...topic on its Web site.SourcesWalsh CR, Larson MG, Evans JC, et al. Alcohol consumption and the risk of
congestive heart failure in the Framingham Heart Study. Ann Intern Med 2002;136(3):181-91. ...
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...the skin to have a blue cast (cyanosis), and the body is swollen from fluid accumulation caused by
congestive heart failure. Such patients often have emphysema as well.
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DiagnosisDoctorscan often make a preliminary
diagnosis of heart failureby medical history and careful physical examination.The medical history risks for heart failure include:HypertensionDiabetesPoor...
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