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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) CAD, which involves the narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries due to plaque buildup, can reduce blood flow to the heart. This may result in ischemia (lack of oxygen to the heart muscle), causing parts of the heart to weaken and enlarge. Avoid excessive alcohol and drug use.

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Heart Failure – Does Testosterone Hold the Key?

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

One of the reasons I wanted to start this channel was because of my frustration at how limited we were when it came to treating heart disease patients. Heart failure is one of the most researched conditions in all of medicine and happily we now have lots of very beneficial therapies which can improve both quality of life and prognosis.

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Resynchronising the Heart in Heart Failure

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

This inadequacy of the heart is often manifested with symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and exercise intolerance and this is termed heart failure. Thank you so much for your patience and I value each and everyone of you.

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Abstract 4141312: Safe Initial Dosing of Innovative Enalapril Orodispersible Minitablets in Newly Treated Newborns, Infants and Young Children with Heart Failure – Results of a Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of the LENA Trials

Circulation

Methods:We analyzed data of ACE inhibitor naïve subjects with heart failure due to congenital heart disease (n=31) or dilated cardiomyopathy (n=3) from the prospective, open-label, multicenter phase II/III pharmacokinetic bridging studies using NONMEM®.