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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Treatment 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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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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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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“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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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 »

Health Guide

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 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 »
Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure
Recent expert guidelines for evaluating the severity of heart failure and determining treatments use a staging system that is similar to the one used for major cancers:Stage A: Patients are... 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 »
Breathing difficulty
... Dust-laden environment Allergies (such as to mold, dander, or pollen) Congestive heart failure (CHF) Heart arrhythmias Deconditioning (lack of... Read more »

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