Medication, exercise, healthy eating improve quality of life for those with congestive heart failure
The condition, in which the heart muscle is damaged and doesn’t pump well, can shorten life expectancy. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Consumer Reports Source Type: news
New Heart Surgery Technique Performed 1st in US at Strong Gets FDA OK
Pioneering efforts by UR Medicine cardiac surgery teams led to FDA approval of a new technique for implanting a life-saving heart pump. The procedure, performed first in the nation at Strong Memorial Hospital, is less invasive, making recovery easier for people with advanced congestive heart failure. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - July 30, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news
12 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Symptoms, Stages, Causes, and Life Expectancy
Title: 12 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Symptoms, Stages, Causes, and Life ExpectancyCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/11/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - July 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Medicare Advantage Patients Have Higher Readmission Rates
FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 -- Medicare Advantage patients have higher risk-adjusted hospital readmission rates than traditional Medicare patients for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia, according to a new study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 28, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Real-World Data Collection – What Role Could Your Device Play?
Doctors often ask their patients to follow specific instructions as part of their prescribed treatment and hope that they do so. However, physicians currently have few ways of tracking a patient’s compliance. They can only base their diagnoses and recommended course of action on what they observe and hear from the patient in the examination room.
When patients are asked to share their own accounts of their health condition and treatment progress, their reports can be limited or incomplete – it’s only human nature. Instead, real-world data should supplement t...
Source: MDDI - June 18, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: John Carlson Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea: Problems and Solutions
Sleep-disordered breathing is a common but underrecognized problem in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, with an estimated prevalence of 25% to 50%. It ’s also common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) — with either reduced or preserved ejection fraction — and it worsens with both CHF exacerbation and the progression of CHF severity. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
A promising new treatment for infants with Noonan syndrome
(University of Montreal) Infants less than six months old with Noonan Syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure normally have a poor prognosis, with a one-year survival rate of 34%. In the new study, doctors used Trametinib to try to treat NS in two patients.They observed dramatic improvement of clinical and cardiac status in the patients only three months after treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center announces $200K Challenge winners
(University of Massachusetts Lowell) Entrepreneurs developing new technologies to treat blood clots, congestive heart failure, incontinence and more were the big winners at the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center $200,000 Challenge, an annual pitch competition that showcases cutting-edge innovations in the medical-device and biotech fields. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Machines Treating Patients? It ’s Already Happening
Rayfield Byrd knows when it’s time to wake up every morning. The 68-year-old Oakland, Cal., resident hears a voice from the living room offering a cheery good morning. Except Byrd lives alone.
A little after 8 a.m. each day, a small yellow robot named Mabu asks Byrd how he’s doing. Byrd has Type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure, and about three years ago, he had surgery to implant a microvalve in his heart to keep his blood flowing properly. To stay healthy, he takes four medications a day and needs to exercise regularly. To make sure his heart is still pumping effectively, his doctor needs to stay on to...
Source: TIME: Health - March 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Artificial Intelligence Life Reinvented medicine Source Type: news
Bet Your Toilet Seat Can & #039;t Do This!
Every now and then we come across a technology that just begs the question: How on Earth did they think of that? Case in point, a toilet seat designed to detect heart failure by measuring a patient's biometrics during "natural" processes.Â
A team of researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are responsible for the idea, which is intended to lower hospital readmission rates by alerting doctors of a patient's deteriorating cardiovascular condition before the patients even realize they have symptoms. The idea is for hospitals to buy the seats and issue them to heart failure patients after ...
Source: MDDI - March 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: news
Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization
(Rochester Institute of Technology) A toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system created by a team of Rochester Institute of Technology researchers aims to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How Your Blood Donation Can Help Save Lives
Every day, volunteer blood and platelet donors across the country are needed to help save lives. Eligible individuals can feel good knowing that by donating through the Red Cross, they ...
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Source: Red Cross Chat - March 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood blood donation congestive heart failure heart pump heart transplant LVAD platelets Vikas Mahajan Source Type: news
Philips touts adaptive servo ventilation sleep apnea study data
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) yesterday released results from a study exploring the use of adaptive servo ventilation in treating patients with complex sleep apnea.
Results from the study were published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Amsterdam-based company said.
Investigators in the study compared the performance of four different ASV devices, including Philips’ DreamStation BiPap autoSV, as well as an ASV device originally associated with greater mortality during the SERVE-HF trial published in 2015, the company said.
“The pursuit for scientific understanding of various dis...
Source: Mass Device - March 14, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Respiratory Royal Philips Source Type: news
EMS Medical Directors Chart the Future of EMS at Annual Gathering of Eagles
The Metropolitan Medical Directors Coalition (AKA “Eagles”) 21st Annual Retreat (AKA “Eagle Creek”) was held Wednesday and Thursday, February 27 and 28, at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel under the leadership of Paul Pepe, MD.
The closed, invitation-only retreat is attended by 70 medical directors from the most-populated metropolitan EMS systems as well as 18 EMS fellows—33% of the nation’s current EMS fellows. This group oversees EMS for a combined population of over 114 million people in the United States and abroad, with representatives from Canada; Germany; New Zealand; Italy; Amsterdam, The Netherland; Bangkok, ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - February 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT P Tags: Top Story News Exclusive Articles Patient Care Administration and Leadership Operations Source Type: news
EMS Medical Directors Chart the Future of EMS at Annual Gathering of Eagles
The Metropolitan Medical Directors Coalition (AKA “Eagles”) 21st Annual Retreat (AKA “Eagle Creek”) was held Wednesday and Thursday, February 27 and 28, at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel under the leadership of Paul Pepe, MD.
The closed, invitation-only retreat is attended by 70 medical directors from the most-populated metropolitan EMS systems as well as 18 EMS fellows—33% of the nation’s current EMS fellows. This group oversees EMS for a combined population of over 114 million people in the United States and abroad, with representatives from Canada; Germany; New Zealand; Italy; Amsterdam, The Netherland; Bangkok, ...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - February 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT P Tags: Top Story News Exclusive Articles Patient Care Administration and Leadership Operations Source Type: news
