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M-TEER Reduces Cardiovascular Risk, Improves Quality of Life in HF with Mitral Regurgitation

HCPLive

RESHAPE-HF2 shows mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduces heart failure hospitalizations and improves quality of life vs optimal medical therapy alone.

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

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Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:10 February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital , ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices. Yet, research and innovation in this field has not kept pace.

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Sacubitril/valsartan is associated with improvements in quality of life in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricular failure

Open Heart

Background Short-term improvements in quality of life (QOL) have been reported in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricle (sRV) failure after treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. This study aimed to evaluate the medium-term QOL changes in sRV failure patients treated with sacubitril/valsartan.

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Allina Health’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital is First in Minnesota to Implant Barostim Therapy to Improve Symptoms of Heart Failure

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A team at Allina Health’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital has successfully completed the first Barostim Baroreflex Activation Therapy implant in the state of Minnesota, according to an announcement from CVRx, Inc. and Allina Health. and Allina Health. and Allina Health. “Not The Minneapolis, MN-based company received U.S. My wife and I have 3.5

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Changing therapy practice to add higher-intensity walking improves early stroke recovery

Science Daily - Stroke

By integrating 30 minutes a day of progressive walking exercise into standard stroke rehabilitation (30 to 60 minutes of physical therapy five days a week) stroke patients had a measurable improved quality of life and mobility at hospital discharge compared to a control group.

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Hospital infections and health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a multicenter survey

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Recent research suggested that hospital infections are a predictive marker for physical non-recovery one year after cardiothoracic surgery. The purpose of this study was to explore whether this risk factor is.

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Comparison of quality of life in patients with mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair in Imam Ali Hospital during 2014 to 2020: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Valve replacement and repair have an impact on the quality of life of patients. Mitral valve failure is one of the most common valvular heart diseases worldwide. Therefore, the present study was conducted to c.