Sentences with phrase «treatment of heart failure»

According to researchers, the potential savings from this medical therapy intervention may go far beyond the low cost of metoprolol itself, since patients experiencing less - extensively damaged heart muscle are less likely to need more costly treatments such as an implantable defibrillator or to require costly hospitalization for treatment of heart failure.

«Guidelines issued to improve early diagnosis, effective treatment of heart failure in children.»

Doctors use ejection fraction to guide treatment of heart failure patients and estimate their likelihood of re-hospitalization and survival.

The 2009 guidelines from The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) recommend that treatment of heart failure begin when the dog shows clear clinical signs of disease (stage C in the visual shown).

Other patients with murmurs may require aggressive treatment of heart failure, arrhythmias, secondary problems like blood clots, or management of underlying diseases.

Appropriate treatment of heart failure, adjustment of drug therapy, dietary changes and certain supplements may be able to minimize weight loss.

Heart failure accounts for 6.5 million hospital days a year, and a new study reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality showed that Medicaid patients and those with comorbid illnesses have longer lengths of stay for treatment of heart failure.

Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of heart failure are beta - blockers and nitrates, which help to relax blood vessels and decrease the heart's workload.

They suggest, for example, that NO donor drugs, which carry and then release NO in targeted tissues, could be important in the treatment of heart failure.

A Heart and Stroke Foundation grant is now allowing our team to develop troponin - targeting drugs that modulate calcium sensitivity for the treatment of heart failure.

This Second Edition of Dr. Katz's highly acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest advances in the study and treatment of heart failure.

«We are very excited to collaborate with the team at Novo Biosciences on this very promising therapeutic agent for the treatment of heart failure,» said Lefer.

The authors reported 13 years ago that «coenzyme Q10 has been studied in randomized, blinded, and controlled studies and... these studies have found no detectable benefit» and that «coenzyme Q10 should not be recommended for treatment of heart failure.»

Theophylline ER is used in the treatment of heart failure, pulmonary edema, bronchial asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Theophylline is used in the treatment of heart failure, asthma, bronchitis, and pulmonary edema.

Benazepril is a prescription medication used in dogs and cats for the treatment of heart failure, high blood pressure, and some forms of kidney disease.

Furosemide (brand name: Lasix or Salix) is a diuretic mostly used in the treatment of heart failure.

Lisinopril is a prescription medication used in dogs and cats for the treatment of heart failure, high blood pressure, certain types of heart valve disease and some forms of kidney disease.

They addressed topics such as using MRI and CT scanning for dogs with prolapsed spinal discs, vitamin D levels in ICU patients, blood clotting abnormalities as a result of severe trauma, comparison of continuous infusion versus intermittent diuretic infusion for the treatment of heart failure, and iron supplementation in cats with cancer.