The promise of remote patient monitoring is showing itself in more and more telemedicine use cases, with huge potential for day-to-day wellness, management of chronic conditions and the promotion of ...

You've probably heard or read about congestive heart failure. Maybe you've even been told you have it, or know someone who ...

Cost is a major determining factor for patients deciding whether to pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy. When medications are too expensive, patients may abandon them, regardless of how important ...

Outcomes in this new study, conducted among patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) on maintenance dialysis and receiving sacubitril/valsartan, were evaluated as they pertained to heart function and ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects approximately 4 million individuals in the United States with 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. [1] Previously, beta-blockers were absolutely ...

The aim of this study was to demonstrate differences in hospitalization outcomes including length-of-stay (LOS), charges, and mortality in congestive heart failure patients using the Healthcare Cost ...

Hospitals like Magnolia Regional Health Center are adding nurse navigators to the care management team to focus on specific clinical pain points. The result is a reduction in rehospitalizations and ...

Heart failure patients often fear exercise, but doctors say safe, supervised physical activity improves circulation, strength ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — A man’s incredible response to a new congestive heart failure therapy at Nebraska Medicine is offering hope for others suffering from the condition. Steve Turner, 75, of Elk Horn, ...

EXETER — Cardiac care experts at Exeter Hospital say patients can avoid frequent hospitalizations and can live with a better quality of life if they accept the parameters of their disease and take the ...

Current models of mortality risk after heart failure (HF) rely primarily on cardiac-specific clinical variables and may underestimate risk in elderly East Asian patients. Researchers from Japan used ...