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Low doses of anthracyclines induce subclinical myocardial damage that may predispose breast cancer patients to congestive heart failure, according to Dr. M.T. Meinardi of University Hospital, Groningen, the Netherlands, and [...]

The FDA has issued two public health advisories concerning oral antifungal agents that are indicated for the treatment of onychomycosis. The agency warns of serious risks associated with the use [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- Atrial fibrillation, widely recognized to be a major risk factor for stroke, is an equally powerful predictor of future congestive heart failure. And as is true for [...]

Does treatment of hypertension reduce the incidence of congestive heart failure? Yes There is an unequivocal association between hypertension and congestive heart failure (CHF) that is very consistent across the [...]

LA JOLLA, CALIF. -- Depression is an independent risk factor for the development of congestive heart failure in elderly women, Dr. Setareh A. Williams said at the annual conference on [...]

San Diego--The more advanced the stage of chronic kidney disease, the greater the risk of developing congestive heart failure and subsequent risk of death, results from a large analysis of [...]

CHICAGO -- Congestive heart failure and previous myocardial infarction significantly increase the risk of death in octogenarians undergoing pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a retrospective analysis shows. Surprisingly, prior myocardial [...]

Background With the increase in obesity in our society, diabetes--always a common issue in adult medical care--will only grow in prominence in our practices. The American Diabetes Association updated its [...]

Chicago -- Congestive heart failure and previous myocardial infarction significantly raise the risk of death in octogenarians undergoing pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a retrospective analysis shows. Surprisingly, prior myocardial [...]

Elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism have a higher rate of congestive heart failure than do those who are euthyroid, according to Dr. Nicolas Rodondi, of the University of California, San [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- Routine use of an indwelling pulmonary artery catheter to guide medical therapy in patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure can no longer be justified, based on the [...]

YES The answer depends on two further questions: Should ischemic cardiomyopathy be managed differently from cardiomyopathy with a nonischemic etiology? And, what is the best way to diagnose coronary ischemia? [...]

The pioglitazone label will incorporate a new warning about congestive heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The label will warn that [...]

MUNICH -- High body fat is a powerful independent predictor of better survival in patients with chronic heart failure, Mariantonietta Cicoira, M.D., said at the annual congress of the European [...]

The pioglitazone label will soon incorporate a new warning about congestive heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The label will warn [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- Low hemoglobin is every bit as strong a predictor of poor outcome in congestive heart failure patients with preserved systolic function as in those with a low [...]

Light to moderate alcohol intake did not raise the risk of heart failure in a study of MI survivors who had residual left ventricular dysfunction, according to Dr. David Aguilar [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Congestive heart failure and diabetes together caused about half of the cases of atrial flutter in women in a case-control study of 181 patients with atrial flutter. [...]

Concerns about managing edema associated with the use of thiazolidinediones are addressed in a new consensus statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. The benefits of [...]