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Linda Fugate Her Writer

Cardiorenal Syndrome

Written by Linda Fugate on November 16, 2009 - 7:36am

Heart health and kidney health are strongly connected. As early as 1974, doctors noted that kidney failure patients on dialysis have a high incidence of cardiovascular problems. A review article from 2005 reports that death from cardiovascular illness is 375 times higher in dialysis patients aged 25 to 35, compared to those with normal kidney function. The authors conducted a comprehensive literature search to see whether patients in the early stages of kidney disease also have increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Their conclusion was yes, impaired kidney function causes damage to the heart and blood vessels well before kidney failure is obvious, and the association between kidney disease and heart disease is comparable to the link between diabetes mellitus and heart disease.

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Mary Kyle Her Writer

A Woman’s Heart, Impact of Chemotherapy on Heart Health

Written by Mary Kyle on September 23, 2009 - 2:23pm

Do you ever feel like you’re just stuck between a rock and a hard spot? That you’re @#($*& if you do and !)#(*$& if you don’t?

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Nicole Stodard Her Writer

It's Time for a Heart to Heart: Couples and Heart Failure

Written by Nicole Stodard on July 10, 2009 - 6:06am

A recent study that appears in the July/August 2009 issue of Heart and Lung affirms in a broad sense what anyone in a committed relationship, particularly a marriage, already knows from experience: on

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Annette Leal Mattern Her Writer

Latino Eldercare or What to do about Mama?

Written by Annette Leal Mattern on March 21, 2009 - 9:46pm

When Mama reached her eighties, we assumed that she would move in with us but cardiac problems meant specialized support.

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