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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Signs And Symptoms Of Heart Failure

Clinical trial: Experimental drug's effects on acute heart failure syndrome

October 02, 2008
This is a study to examine whether a new drug, KW-3902, will improve the signs and symptoms of heart failure when added to IV furosemide in patients with acute heart failure syndrome and renal impairment. This international study is currently recruiting patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What Do I Do About Heart Failure?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Heart failure is usually a chronic disease. That means it's a long-term condition that tends to... Read more »

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Top Rheumatoid Arthritis Stories of 2008
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...study from the Mayo Clinic found that the initial signs and symptoms of heart failure in people... Read more »

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

Not really. In fact, heart failure is newly diagnosed in more than half a million... Read more »

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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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Coenzyme Q10 - Should you be using this supplement?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

The benefits of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) have been known since the 1970's.  Unfortunately, many... Read more »

Health Guide

Transplant rejection
...example, patients who reject a kidney may have less urine, and patients who reject a heart may have symptoms of heart failure. Signs and tests The doctor will feel the area over and... Read more »
Sick sinus syndrome
...may be very slow at any time. Blood pressure may be normal or low. Sick sinus syndrome may cause symptoms of heart failure to occur or worsen. Sick sinus syndrome is diagnosed when the symptoms... 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 »
Myocarditis
...associated with autoimmune diseases. The heart muscle becomes inflamed and weakened. This causes symptoms of heart failure. Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
...symptomsClass3: comfortable at rest but marked limitation of physical activity due to symptomsClass 4: symptoms of heart failure even at rest Treatment Several treatment goals exist for... Read more »

Medications

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...failure). Tell your doctor immediately if you notice any symptoms of heart failure, including:... Read more »

Related News

Could you have heart failure and not know it?
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February is American Heart Month, as part of this event, experts are encouraging people to learn the signs and symptoms of heart failure. According... Read summary »

Heart Care Comes Up Short
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(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 »

Exercise Eases Depression and Heart Disease
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients suffering from both coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression can cut their risk of cardiovascular events by... Read summary »

Study: Home monitoring helps heart patients
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Researchers say remote monitoring can improve outcomes for mobile heart failure patients. Investigators in Boston put heart failure patients into two... Read summary »

Asthma is often misdiagnosed: study
November 19, 2008

A new study suggests that as many as one third of people diagnosed with asthma may not actually have the disease. Canadian researchers studied 540... Read summary »