Tag: Heart Failure
Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance
Case highlights importance of carefully
monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Tai Chi Aids Physical Performance in Chronic Conditions
Improvement or tendency toward improvement in heart failure, osteoarthritis, cancer, COPD
Adaptive Servo-Ventilation No Benefit in Heart Failure
Findings for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, predominantly central sleep apnea
Improved Outcomes With Early Mitral Regurgitation Surgery
Surgical correction based on high probability of repair linked to improved survival
U-Shaped Link for Physical Activity, Heart Failure in Men
Largest risk reduction for heart failure seen for walking/cycling for at least 20 minutes per day
Failed Communication Associated With Readmission
But, after adjustment for other variables, link not significant
FDA Approves Entresto for Heart Failure
Medication helps reduce the rate of cardiovascular death, hospitalization
Lifestyle Factors Can Halve Heart Failure Risk in Elderly
Researchers suggest health choices still make a difference in old age
AdaptivCRT Algorithm Linked to Reduction in Readmissions
Decreased 30-day readmission rates in patients with heart failure or all-cause index hospitalization
Hospital Stays Longer Without Prophylactic Laxatives
Findings among elderly congestive heart failure patients taking laxatives at home
