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“The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine a three-year, $500,000 grant to develop a novel intervention strategy for simultaneously treating congestive heart failure and major depression. The study is designed to obtain the necessary feasibility and clinical data required to plan a large-scale trial, which will compare the impact of a “blended” depression/heart failure care management programs vs. traditional heart failure care management program on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, health-related quality of life, mood symptoms, health care costs and a variety of other outcomes of interest.”

From ScienceDaily:

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Where I volunteer, doctors are trying to determine if Statins, cholesterol lowering medications (such as Lipitor), have the capabilities of lowering the possibility of Heart Failure or even increasing the life expectation in Heart Failure patients. This study has many branches with over five doctors and hundreds of patients involved. The success of the study is marked with higher life expectancies and a better quality of life.

Statistical Data according to WrongDiagnosis.Com

Prevalance of Congestive Heart Failure: 4.8 million Americans (NHLBI); 2% age 40-59; 5% age 60-69; 10% over 70’s
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 56 or 1.76% or 4.8 million people in USA
Incidence (annual) of Congestive Heart Failure: 400,000 new cases annually
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Congestive Heart Failure: 400,000 per year, 33,333 per month, 7,692 per week, 1,095 per day, 45 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Information from http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/congestive_heart_failure/stats.htm

“Both Avandia and Actos double the risk of heart failure,” concluded the lead author of the first study, Dr. Sonal Singh, an assistant professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. “We know these drugs increase the risk, but we found the risk is more substantial than suspected. This occurs at even the lowest dose and among young patients.”There you have it. Make sure that if you are taking these medications to confirm with your doctor if you are not at risk.

Many people have actually suffered from heart attacks because of this drug and experts are saying that it also increases the risk of cardiac problems by 42%.

Thanks to HealthDay News

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