Blood Pressure :: A brainy idea 25 years in the making
A discovery made 25 years ago about how the brain controls blood pressure regulation is only now being explored with the help of scientists from the Howard Florey Institute.
Heart failure
Heart Disease :: Women less likely than men to receive ICDs for prevention of sudden cardiac death
Among Medicare patients, men are about 2-3 times more likely than women to receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for the prevention of sudden cardiac death, according to a study in the October 3 issue of JAMA.
Heart Failure :: ICDs underused in women, minorities with heart failure
Many Americans hospitalized for heart failure are coming up short when it comes to getting the therapy they need — especially women and minorities, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Heart :: Major gender gap in use of life-saving heart device
Women who might have benefited from the use of an implantable heart monitor following a cardiac arrest were far less likely than men to have one prescribed, according to experts at the Duke University Medical Center.
Heart :: Guidelines help patients reduce risk of cardiac event before surgery
People with heart disease should take special precautions before undergoing any kind of surgery, even noncardiac surgery, to reduce their risk of a cardiac event, according to new joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Heart Attack :: Rehabilitation significantly underused after heart attack and bypass surgery
Despite strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation reduces disability and prolongs life, fewer than one in five people receive rehabilitation services after a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, according to a Brandeis study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Healthcare :: Hospitalist care associated with shorter hospital stays for patients
Patients at an academic medical center who are cared for by a hospital-based general physician may have a shorter length of hospital stay than those who are not, especially if the patients require close monitoring or complex discharge planning, according to a report in the Sept. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart :: Mayo Clinic implants Valley’s first artificial heart to keep patient alive
In a period of just 13 days, a 56-year-old Gilbert, Ariz., woman has felt the beating of three different hearts – all within her own chest: First, her own, failing heart. Then, in what is considered groundbreaking in the Valley, an artificial heart. And, on day 13, a donor heart.
Dialysis :: Hemodialysis at night improves outcomes for kidney disease patients
Patients who received hemodialysis at night six times a week for treatment of end-stage kidney disease had improvements on certain outcomes, including reduced need for blood pressure medications and improvement in selected quality of life measures, compared to patients who received conventional hemodialysis three times weekly, according to an article in the September 19 issue of JAMA.
Heart Failure :: Drug used for treatment for heart failure in adults may not be beneficial for children and teens
Preliminary findings indicate a heart failure medication used by adults, carvedilol, may not significantly improve heart failure outcomes for children and adolescents, according to an article in the Sept. 12 issue of JAMA.