News tagged with 'Heart Failure'

The results of a new study suggests implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are not effective in women.

A large new study that followed more than 21,000 male doctors for two decades, found that even a few extra pounds and a little inactivity increased the risk of heart failure. The findings suggest that overweight men who are not obese still have an increased risk of heart failure.

Cardiac patients who are depressed are less likely to exercise, which increases their risk of a cardiac event such as a heart attack or stroke, a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests.

Using the power of the heart beat, energy may be used to supplement the power needed for pacemakers and defibrillators, reducing or even eliminating the need to replace the batteries. Initial tests on a pig have been successful it's revealed at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.

Heart failure is diagnosed in more than a half-million people each year and often women are most affected. During three decades the rate of heart failure doubled in people over the age of 65, while artery disease and the rate of strokes has fallen. Many risk factors leading to heart failure are preventable.

Pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Synthelabo announced Monday that it was halting the clinical trial of the heart arrhythmia medication dronedarone due to safety concerns. According to the drug maker, 24 patients died while taking dronedarone, compared to 10 in the placebo group. Sanofi was attempting to develop a safer