Physicists have discovered how to create matter from light — a feat thought impossible when…
Month: May 2014
Clinicians urged to consider spironolactone in HFPEF despite TOPCAT results
Clinicians have been urged to consider using spironolactone in their patients with heart failure and…
Heart failure hospitalization more than doubles in IBD flares
Heart failure hospitalization more than doubles during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares, according to a…
Cardiovascular diseases rise during Greek financial crisis
Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases increased during the Greek financial crisis, according to two studies…
Biomarker test for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy could help reduce death after giving birth
Cardiologists have discovered biomarkers that can be used to develop a screening test to detect…
Poor diuretic response associated with worse clinical outcomes
Poor diuretic response is associated with worse in-hospital and post-discharge clinical outcomes, results of the…
Targeting heart failure may reduce readmissions, save lives, studies find
Worsening symptoms and signs of heart failure (HF) in patients admitted to a hospital is…
Negative iron balance predicts acute heart failure survival
Negative iron balance predicts survival in patients with acute heart failure, according to research. “Patients…
Sleeping pills increase cardiovascular events in heart failure patients
Sleeping pills increase the risk of cardiovascular events in heart failure patients by 8-fold, according…
Five lung transplants performed at hospital in 24 hours
Five successful lung transplants were performed at one American hospital in just over 24 hours….