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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Is Congestive Heart Failure Hereditary?

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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“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 »

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Keeping Your Heart Beating Healthily
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...especially when lying down. People who suffer from congestive heart failure aren’t able to... Read more »

Health Guide

Hepatomegaly
...Common Causes Alcohol Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Congestive heart failure Infectious mononucleosis Leukemia Tumor metastases ... 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 »
Chapter 2: Is It Safe for Me to Exercise?
...chronic conditions in most older people, as long as it’s done when the condition is under control.Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an example of a serious chronic condition common in older... Read more »
Heart failure
CHF; Congestive heart failure Prevention Follow your health care provider's recommendations for treatment of conditions that may cause congestive... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Risk Factors
Nearly 5 million Americans currently suffer from heart failure. About 550,000 new cases of heart failure are now diagnosed each year. In 1970 there were only 250,000 new cases, so the... Read more »

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