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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Case Study For Newly Diagnosed Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure med shows promising results

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. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

  Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in the... Read more »

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Is the FDA a watchdog or a dog?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...maker of Actos, to strengthen existing warnings about congestive heart failure (CHF). Both drugs... Read more »

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Hot tubs and heart disease: Trouble or treatment?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...this could be used as a treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. Recent scientific... Read more »

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Heart failure, is it All the Same?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...This excess fluid or congestion explains the term congestive heart failure, which you've... Read more »

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“HEALTH CARE”: A Term with No Meaning Part I
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...plants out of dirt and then changed the course of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) therapy by... 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 »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...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... Read more »
Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...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. ... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Symptoms
...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. Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
DiagnosisDoctorscan often make a preliminary diagnosis of heart failureby medical history and careful physical examination.The medical history risks for heart failure include:HypertensionDiabetesPoor... Read more »

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