with slide / Data from a new prospective study suggest many of the factors exacerbating congestive heart failure are avoidable. (Tsuyuki RT et al. Arch Intern Med 2001; 161: 2337-42.) ...

About one-third of patients with congestive heart failure exacerbation receive antibiotics, although only 7 to 10 percent have concomitant pneumonia. “In conclusion, ...

A new study finds that heart failure patients who underwent bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity had a significant reduction in the incidence of heart failure exacerbation -- a dangerous ...

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Introduction. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a common syndrome in older adults and occurs in approximately 7% to 10% of people 80 years and older. [] The incidence of CHF increases annually at ...

Her BP was not well controlled and was probably the cause of her current CHF exacerbation. Therefore, maximizing BP medication was essential. Her clonidine dose was increased to 0.2 mg t.i.d., ...

In adjusted analyses, mention of CHF at the outset was linked to 15.5 more minutes (95% CI, 5.7-25.3) to PE testing, a 4.6 percentage point (95% CI, 5.7 to 3.5) reduction in PE testing and a 6.9 ...

Participants with severe exacerbations had the highest rate of cardiovascular events in the 2 weeks following an exacerbation (aHR 14.5, 95% CI 12.2 to 17.3), a rate that remained elevated after 1 ...

A new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that heart failure patients who underwent bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity had a significant reduction in the ...