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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Signs Of 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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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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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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“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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Heart Disease - Do you need to supplement L-Carnitine?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...due to inflammation and cholesterol deposits) and congestive heart failure are most affected by... Read more »

Health Guide

Malignant teratoma
...exercise tolerance Fatigue Signs and tests On physical examination, a physician may see signs of congestive heart failure and increased pressure in the chest cavity. Diagnosis... Read more »
Beriberi
... Awakening at night short of breath Signs and tests A physical examination may show signs of congestive heart failure, including swelling in both the lower legs, fluid in the lungs,... Read more »
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 »
Hypoplastic left heart
...malfunction. Central cyanosis often increases with crying. Signs and tests A physical exam may show signs of congestive heart failure, liver enlargement, rapid breathing, and lethargy.... Read more »
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
...muscle enlargement (pseudohypertrophy) is quite obvious. Cardiomyopathy is commonly present, but signs of congestive heart failure or arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) are rare. Respiratory... Read more »

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