Management of chronic heart failure

Chronic Heart Failure management program

Background Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is one of the most remarkable health problems because of its prevalence (up tol 2% in west countries), morbidity and mortality. CHF is a disease of the elderly: approximately 80% of the patients hospitalized with CHF are more than 65 years old. CHF has a strong impact in terms of social and economic effects: very frequent hospital admissions and a signific...

Perioperative management of chronic heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) is one of the few cardiac conditions that is increasing. Despite a better understanding of how hormones and other signaling systems underlie the pathophysiology, and despite improved outcomes from pharmacologic therapy, many HF patients receive no effective treatment. Patients with HF commonly require medical diagnosis and management in operating rooms and critical care units...

Diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure.

The Effect of Self-Management Training Using CD on the Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) can have negative effects on the quality of life (QoL). Self-management education is one of the approaches that can be adopted to increase the QoL of these patients. This study aimed to determine the effect of self-management training using compact disc (CD) on the QoL in patients with CHF. Methods: This study was a non-randomized controll...

Heart Failure Physician-Directed Patient Self-Management of Left Atrial Pressure in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

Jay Ritzema, MRCP; Richard Troughton, FRACP, PhD; Iain Melton, FRACP; Ian Crozier, FRACP, MD; Robert Doughty, FRACP, MD; Henry Krum, FRACP, PhD; Anthony Walton, FRACP; Philip Adamson, MD; Saibal Kar, MD; Prediman K. Shah, MD; Mark Richards, FRACP, DSc; Neal L. Eigler, MD; James S. Whiting, PhD; Garrie J. Haas, MD; J. Thomas Heywood, MD; Christopher M. Frampton, PhD; William T. Abraham, MD; on B...