heart failure

Treating Heart Failure With A Gas

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:30:07 -0600

At low concentrations, the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide protects the hearts of mice from heart failure, scientists have found. The research suggests that doctors could use hydrogen sulfide to treat humans with heart failure.

Grapes May Aid A Bunch Of Heart Risk Factors, Animal Study Finds

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:15:06 -0500

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new study performed in animals suggests so.

Eating Whole Grains Lowers Heart Failure Risk, According To New ...

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:30:22 -0500

About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers observed over 14,000 participants for more than 13 years and found that whole grain consumption lowered HF risk, while egg and high-fat dairy consumption raised risk. Other food groups did not directly affect HF risk.

Research Uncovers New Steps On Pathway To Enlarged Heart

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:30:10 -0500

Researchers have new insight into the mechanisms that underlie a pathological increase in the size of the heart. The research may lead to the development of new strategies for managing this extremely common cardiac ailment that often leads to heart failure.

Heart Failure Patients Have Higher Risk Of Fractures

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:15:13 -0500

Heart failure patients have four times the risk of fractures and 6.3 times the risk of hip fracture as other heart patients. Heart failure patients should be screened and treated for osteoporosis if necessary, researchers said.

New therapy for heart failure

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) During heart failure the body reacts to the production of the hormone aldosterone. Too much aldosterone can stiffen and damage the muscles of the heart. Dutch researcher Luc Roumen has optimized compounds that inhibit the production of this hormone and looked at their optimum dosage. The compounds were manufactured by the companies Schering-Plough and SyMO-Chem BV and a drug patent has been applied for.

Better Understanding Of Blood Vessel Constrictor Needed To Harne...

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:15:07 -0500

To harness endothelin-1's power to constrict blood vessels and help patients manage high blood pressure or heart failure, scientists must learn more about how endothelin functions naturally and in disease states, says a Medical College of Georgia researcher.

Better understanding of blood vessel constrictor needed to harne...

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Medical College of Georgia) To harness endothelin-1's power to constrict blood vessels and help patients manage high blood pressure or heart failure, scientists must learn more about how endothelin functions naturally and in disease states, says a Medical College of Georgia researcher.

New Implant Device Remotely Monitors Heart Failure Patients

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:45:05 -0500

Chest pain and shortness of breath are common symptoms that send tens of thousands of heart failure (HF) patients into US hospitals each month. Cardiologists may now be able to curb such visits for some of their HF patients with the use of new wireless pressure sensor technology that allows physicians to track the pulmonary artery pressure of patients while these patients remain at home.

First Gene Therapy For Heart Failure Offered In Clinical Trials

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:30:23 -0500

Could injecting a gene into a patient with severe heart failure reverse their disabling and life-threatening condition? Physician-scientists are setting out to answer that question in a first-ever clinical trial of gene therapy to treat severe heart failure.