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What Is Heart Failure? What Causes Heart Failure?
Published July 9, 2009, 3:17 am, Medical News Today
Even though it may sound like it, heart failure does not necessarily mean that the heart has failed. Heart failure is a serious condition in which the heart is not pumping blood around the body efficiently. The patient's left side, right side, or even both sides of the body can be affected. Symptoms will depend on which side is affected and how severe the heart failure is - symptoms can be severe.
Multaq approved for atrial fibrillation by FDA
Published July 7, 2009, 7:18 pm, News-Medical-Net
Sanofi-aventis announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Multaq (dronedarone) 400 mg Tablets. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) soon will have a new treatment option to help improve current management of their disease. Multaq is the first drug approved in the United States that has shown a clinical benefit to reduce cardiovascular ...
Between 1992 And 2005 Survival Rates For Elderly Receiving Hospital CPR Did Not Improve
Published July 7, 2009, 3:17 am, Medical News Today
A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in the hospital shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005. During that period, the proportion of hospital deaths preceded by CPR rose, and the proportion of patients who were successfully resuscitated and later discharged home fell. The researchers found that 18.
FDA Approves Multaq For Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Or Atrial Flutter
Published July 7, 2009, 1:24 am, PharmaceuticalOnline
Sanofi-aventis announced recently that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Multaq (dronedarone) 400 mg Tablets.
Sorin Group Announces Regulatory Approval And First Implants Of New-Platform FACIL And REPLY Pacemakers In Japan
Published July 6, 2009, 6:36 am, Medical News Today
Sorin Group, (MIL:SRN) (Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval to market the FACIL™ and REPLY™ families of dual and single chamber rate responsive pacemakers.
Survival rates for elderly receiving hospital CPR did not improve from 1992 to 2005
Published July 6, 2009, 6:29 am, EurekAlert!
( University of Washington ) A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in hospitals shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005. The proportion of hospital deaths after CPR rose, and the proportion of patients who were successfully resuscitated and later discharged home fell. Black patients were more likely to receive CPR, but less likely to survive. Older people, men, and ...
HEALTH: Hearts of the elderly
Published July 5, 2009, 3:01 pm, The Malay Mail
Nenek passed away Friday. She had survived two heart attacks but the third, all in a space of three months, proved too much for her. She was 93 years old.
Implantable Defibrillators Can Be Beneficial at Any Age
Published July 4, 2009, 8:54 am, ThirdAge
Heart patients over the age of 70 have often been excluded from clinical trials, sometimes based only on their age, but a U.S. study released last week has established that patients over the age of 70 can benefit from some of the same treatments as younger patients.
FDA Approves Multaq(R) For Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Or Atrial Flutter
Published July 3, 2009, 5:07 am, Medical News Today
Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Multaq(R) (dronedarone) 400 mg Tablets. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) soon will have a new treatment option to help improve current management of their disease.
*vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: Sorin Group Announces Regulatory Approval and First Implants of New-Platform FACIL and REPLY ...
Published July 2, 2009, 10:48 pm, vwd.de
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