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Cancer therapy–related salivary dysfunction

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Consequently, changes in salivary function can profoundly impair quality of life for cancer patients. We discuss approaches to quantify xerostomia in the clinic, including the advantages and limitations of validated quality-of-life instruments and approaches to directly measuring salivary function.

Cancer 90
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Patient Enrollment Commenced in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of CardiAMP Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

DAIC

BioCardia previously confirmed alignment with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of the 250-patient randomized, controlled trial and the minimum of 12-month primary composite endpoint of all cause death, reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, and improvement in quality of life.

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New Treatment in Pipeline for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

DAIC

While invasive interventions can restore selected patients’ quality of life, pharmacologic therapies that are safe, well-tolerated and that reliably improve how patients feel and function remain an unmet need for patients with obstructive HCM.

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Nursing’s Role in Psychosocial Health Management After a Stroke Event: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke Journal

Care should be comprehensive and interdisciplinary.

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Clinical development and proof of principle testing of new regenerative vascular endothelial growth factor-D therapy for refractory angina: rationale and design of the phase 2 ReGenHeart trial

Open Heart

Background Despite tremendous therapeutic advancements, a significant proportion of coronary artery disease patients suffer from refractory angina pectoris, that is, quality-of-life-compromising angina that is non-manageable with established pharmacological and interventional treatment options.

Angina 52
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Targeting lymphatic function in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: preclinical methods to analyze lymphatic function and therapeutic opportunities

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We propose that enhancing lymphatic function pharmacologically may be a novel and effective way to improve quality of life in patients with CKM syndrome by engaging multiple pathologies at once throughout the body.

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Exercise training in heart failure

Heart BMJ

Introduction Management of heart failure (HF) requires multidisciplinary, pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies, one component of which is exercise training.