Heart Failure News

10-13-2009 Hospital ratings for elderly heart failure care should look beyond death records
10-12-2009 Suppressing a gene in mice prevents heart from aging, preserves its function
10-06-2009 Commitment to quality results in lower mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure patients
09-01-2009 Heart failure treatment rates similar for top, non-ranked hospitals
08-31-2009 Self-care key to improving heart failure patients’ health
08-18-2009 Doctor-pharmacist partnership reduces hospitalization for heart failure 
08-10-2009 Optimism appears to lower women’s risk of death, heart disease
07-13-2009 Benefits of fish oil cancelled by high-fat diet in lab study of heart failure
07-09-2009 Hospital Care for Heart Attack, Heart Failure Patients Varies Across Nation
06-23-2009 New way to fix leaking mitral heart valves safe in initial testing
06-08-2009 Four risk factors raise probability of developing precursor of heart failure
05-17-2009 Americans skimp on healthy activities in bad economy
05-11-2009 Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients
04-30-2009 Swine Flu update for people with heart disease
04-25-2009 Heart failure patients may have trouble following low-sodium diets
04-24-2009 Heart failure patients, caregivers have unmet care needs
04-23-2009 American Heart Association Web Site Now Offers Content Translated Into Traditional Chinese
04-07-2009 Children of lower socioeconomic status fare worse after heart transplant
04-07-2009 Abdominal obesity associated with heart failure in Swedish middle-age; older adults
04-02-2009 American Heart Association leads efforts to reduce preventable deaths and rehospitalizations for heart failure patients
03-26-2009 American Heart Association supports lower sodium limits for most Americans
03-25-2009 Updated Heart Failure Guidelines Focus on Key Research Findings, Clinical Advances
03-23-2009 The Joint Commission and American Heart Association Announce New Joint Commission Certification to Encourage Exemplary Care in Heart Failure
02-26-2009 Diagnosing, treating strep throat key to preventing rheumatic heart disease
02-18-2009 Deadly in Pink: New Report Warns Big Tobacco Has Stepped Up Targeting of Women and Girls
02-16-2009 American Heart Association EMS Survey Uncovers Deficiencies in Response, Treatment and Transfer of Patients With Most Deadly Heart Attacks
01-21-2009 Top research advances include studies that influence medical care, apply science to ‘real world’ communities
01-12-2009 Half of adults 50 and younger with low 10-year risk of CVD have high lifetime risk
01-07-2009 Implantable defibrillators lower risk of death in older heart patients
12-22-2008 Excess weight, inactivity increase heart failure risk in men
12-9-2008 American Heart Association wins national award for engaging consumers and patients through health information technology
11-24-2008 South African heart failure patients younger, female
11-24-2008 Gasping in sudden cardiac arrest victims signals greater chance of survival
11-12-2008 Exercise improves quality of life for heart failure patients
11-10-2008 Interferon reduces, eliminates viral infections in heart failure patients
11-10-2008 New blood test better identifies heart failure patients in ER
10-21-2008 Heart failure patients have higher risk of fractures
10-15-2008 'Reinventing Health Care' - A Discussion of Health Care Policy in America
09-29-2008 Heart patients should be screened, treated for depression
09-29-2008 Miniaturized heart pumps may be effective for children awaiting transplant
08-12-2008 Use of proven heart failure therapy not standardized in U.S. hospitals
07-30-2008 Patch may prevent heart failure after heart attack
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