Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines: A Critique

Chronic heart failure guidelines.

I read the editorial of M. R. Cowie with great interest. The figures on the prognosis of heart failure were admirably clear. Nobody can deny the grim prognosis of heart failure patients, as reported by Mosterd and colleagues in the article to which the editorial refers. Cowie identifies patients who are likely to do especially badly: the very old, those with impaired renal function, diabetes an...

chronic pain in chronic heart failure: a review article

heart failure (hf) is one of the main causes of death and disability in the world. the prevalence of hf in developed countries is between 1% and 2% of the adult population and approximately between 6% and 10% in the elderly, giving rise to high costs of care and treatment. indeed, in the united states, the direct and indirect costs exceeded 23 billion dollars in 2002.  hf is typically character...

Guidelines for Choosing Drugs in Chronic Heart Failure

Guidelines for choosing drugs in chronic heart failure In a recent article, Komajda and colleagues (2005) presented data gathered from the Medical Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Europe and its Related Costs (MAHLER) survey in support of the view that adherence to guidelines in treating patients with chronic heart failure is a strong predictor of fewer cardiovascular hospitalizations in ...

Evidence Based Guidelines for Exercise and Chronic Heart Failure

INTRODUCTION Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by an intolerance to exercise, with this group of patients often experiencing early fatigue and shortness of breath. Such symptoms impact upon one's ability to perform activities of daily living, thus significantly contributing to reduced participation and poor quality of life. In an attempt to both improve outcomes for this population a...

[Guidelines for treatment of chronic heart failure (JCS 2010)].