'Care to the sickest patients': Critically ill heart, lung patients to receive new treatment in South Jersey

When the standard methods aren't sufficient, this new team has an answer.
Medical News Today

Obesity increases heart failure risk but weight loss can reverse it, study finds

Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions ...
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Noninvasive ventilation may improve respiratory distress in acute heart failure

The Three Interventions in Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema (3CPO) trial evaluated ventilation strategies for patients with respiratory distress due to acute heart failure (N Engl J Med. 2008;359:142-151) ...

Feeling out of breath? 3 red flags you should never ignore, according to a lung doctor

Are you struggling with breathlessness? Discover the common causes of dyspnoea, the red flag symptoms you should never ignore ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Mom, 44, Was Sent Home From Hospital After Heart Attack. Then Her Organs Started To Fail

Lakeisha Brown was 44 when her heart and other organs failed. She'd had a heart attack, and when her condition worsened, she ...

At 23, my shortness of breath and a swollen abdomen were diagnosed as gallbladder issues. They were actually signs of end-stage heart failure

Heart failure is not just an “older person’s disease.” This now-29-year-old is advocating for awareness after being diagnosed ...
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Biventricular heart failure: What to know

Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...