Coronary Artery Disease Testing After Initial Heart Failure Hospitalization Aids Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 -- Coronary artery disease (CAD) testing within 90 days of hospitalization for heart failure is associated with a lower risk for heart failure readmission or all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 18... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
In Focus: Tackling cardiovascular disease together
Delyth Rucarean, chair of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) Nurse Forum and an advanced heart failure nurse practitioner in Wales, gives Nursing in Practice editor Carolyn Scott her perspective on current priorities in cardiovascular disease prevention and management Where are we now regarding cardiovascular disease, from your point of view? We know... Read moreThe post In Focus: Tackling cardiovascular disease together appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - January 25, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Source Type: news
Psychotherapy as Effective as Drugs for Depression in HF Psychotherapy as Effective as Drugs for Depression in HF
Psychotherapy is comparable to pharmacotherapy for treating depression in patients with heart failure and may result in less morbidity, a new trial shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
PET/CT predicts adverse cardiac events in men with prostate cancer
PET/CT scans used to visualize findings in men with recurrent prostate cancer may also help assess their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published January 22 in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer.In an analysis of imaging among 354 patients, incidental coronary calcification on PET/CT was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to lead author Preet Shaikh, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and colleagues.“Cardiovascular disease (CV) is common among men with prostate cancer and the leading cause of death in this population....
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties CT Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Palliative Telecare Team Aids QOL, Health Status for Chronic Conditions
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- Use of a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life at six months for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
David Gail Family Says No Reason To Suspect Cause Of Death “Anything But Heart Failure”
David Gail, the Port Charles and Beverly Hills, 90210 actor who died January 16, passed away due to heart failure after being on life support for several days, a spokesperson for the actor’s family says. In a press statement, Gail’s publicist Linda Brown says the actor “was found unresponsive by…#davidgail #portcharles #beverlyhills #lindabrown #cpr #tmz #katiecolmenares #growingpains #joescanlon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is the Price Right? Heart Failure Drug Choices Is the Price Right? Heart Failure Drug Choices
The best drug therapy in heart failure may be dictated by what the patient can afford. Ileana Pi ña interviews Neal Dickert about his study on integrating drug prices into patient discussions.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Depression Can Strike Patients With Heart Failure, But Two Therapies Help
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure. Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment -- antidepressants and an approach called behavioral activation... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A&E doctor's simple leg test that could signal heart failure
This test takes just seconds to do but could indicate a life threatening condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Over-85s and heart failure patients to get lifesaving Covid medicine that cuts hospitalisation or death risk by 89%
Heart failure patients and over-85s are to be offered a Covid treatment that slashes the risk of hospitalisation or death from the virus by 89 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Triad Inno's Startups to Watch 2024: Ventricle Health
Ventricle Health was one of a handful of Triad startups to raise money in 2023. Here's how the Greensboro startup will use its $8 million to treat patients with heart failure. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news
Heart Failure: What I Wish I'd Known
A single mom shares how she came back from a coma and heart failure diagnosis, and turned her health around with diet, exercise, and medication. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychotherapy, Meds Effective to Treat Depression in Patients With Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 -- For individuals with heart failure and depression, behavioral activation psychotherapy (BA) and antidepressant medication management (MEDS) reduce depressive symptoms, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lasting Benefits Seen for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 -- Receipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS complex, according to a study published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care
(MedPage Today) -- A palliative telecare intervention improved quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF), and interstitial lung disease (ILD), the ADAPT randomized clinical trial found.... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
