In hospitals today, the first warning that a post-operative patient is going into septic shock is often when the patient’s blood pressure collapses and congestive heart failure begins. By that time the patient has a high probability of dying, or if he survives, an even higher probability of permanent major organ damage after a long stay in an intensive care unit.
NHS Health authorities have announced a plan to reward hospitals for low death and infection rates and few readmissions.
UCSD Medical Center has announced plans to pursue discussions with Sharp Memorial Hospital toward a potential collaboration in heart transplantation.
NHS Health authorities have announced a plan to reward hospitals for low death and infection rates and few readmissions.
A new study reveals the mechanism responsible for a rare but potentially devastating form of heart failure that sometimes afflicts women late in pregnancy or shortly following childbirth, researchers have reported in the Feb. 9, 2007 issue of Cell, a publication of Cell Press.
People who receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) as a preventative measure don?t need the same driving restrictions as people who get an ICD after surviving a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance.
More than 7,000 deaths and 27,000 cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, can be avoided over the next five years by modernising the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD), the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) said.
A gene called m?nage-?-trois 1, or MAT1, plays a crucial role in the function of a master switch for production of energy in the heart cell — a finding that has important implications for understanding and maybe even treating heart failure.
Active patient involvement during treatment of chronic heart failure, coupled with partnership with healthcare team members to provide care consistent with evidence-based guidelines, dramatically improves quality of care for chronic heart failure patients.
An easy-to-use in home monitoring device for patients is changing the way doctors monitor the health of patients with implanted defibrillators.