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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Emergency Care For 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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Working Harder, Spending Smarter, and Doing the Right Thing
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...bronchitis, sometimes with a component of asthma) and CHF (Congestive Heart Failure, or... 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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“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 »
Increased Patient Share of Prescription Costs Negatively Impacts Drug Treatment and Adherence
...higher cost sharing is associated with greater use of expensive medical services (doctor appointments, emergency care, hospitalization, etc.), according to an article in the July 4, 2007, issue of... 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 »
Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
Doctorscan 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 »
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 »

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