Heart Failure
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RELAX-AHF: Serelaxin Promising for Acute Heart Failure
Major Finding: Forty-eight hours of treatment with intravenous serelaxin in patients with acute heart failure was associated with a 37% reduction...
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Left-Atrial MAZE Ablation Compromises Atrial Function
Major Finding: Full left-atrial ablation produced statistically significant impairments of left-atrial function, including an average 20% drop in...
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Stem Cell Treatment Post PCI Didn't Improve Outcomes
Major Finding: The recovery of left ventricular function and volume did not differ between patients who received stem-cell (BMC) therapy in an...
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Donor, Autologous Stem Cells Equally Safe for Cardiomyopathy
Major Finding: The composite primary end point of serious adverse events possibly related to treatment occurred in 1 patient receiving autologous...
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Smartphones Poised to Revolutionize Heart Failure Monitoring
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Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation
Major Finding: There were no significant differences in major cardiac function parameters between women treated with modified radical mastectomy...
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Spironolactone Shows Efficacy in Diastolic Heart Failure
Major Finding: In patients with diastolic heart failure, spironolactone cut left ventricular filling pressure by 5%, compared with a 6% rise with...
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Underuse of Aldosterone Antagonists Contributes to Heart Failure Deaths
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AHF Treatment, But Not Mortality, Differs Between Sexes
Major Finding: Although in-hospital mortality was similar between men and women with acute heart failure (10.5% vs 11.1%), women were less likely...
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Heart Disease Confers Higher, but Not Insurmountable Risks in Pregnancy
Major Finding: Maternal death occurred in 1% of women with heart disease, vs. 0.007% in the normal population.Data Source: The findings are from...
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Ablation Therapy for AF Effective Despite Isolated Diastolic Dysfunction
Major Finding: Isolated diastolic dysfunction did not independently increase the risk of recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation...