Background The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of multiple indicators of Socio-economic Status (SES) on Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) related readmission.   Methods A prospective study consisting of 315 patients without the history of admission due to CHF was carried out in Tehran during 2010 and 2011. They were classified into quartiles based on their SES applying Principal Compo...

AIMS Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, which includes the risk of shocks, is considered the primary culprit of reductions in patient reported outcomes (PROs; e.g. health status and distress), thereby negating the role of underlying disease severity. We examined the relative influence of living with an ICD vs. congestive heart failure (CHF) on PROs and compared (i) ICD patien...

abstract background: heart failure is one of the most important and prevalent diseases that may have negative effects on the quality of life (qol). today, the promotion of qol in patients with heart failure is important in nursing care programs. this research aimed to determine the efficacy of hope‑promoting interventions based on religious beliefs on the qol of patients with congestive heart f...

Coronary heart disease and heart failure continue to be significant burdens to healthcare systems in the Western world. In the United States alone, there are 7.1 million survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and 4.9 million people living with congestive heart failure (CHF).1 Despite recent advances in medical and device therapy for heart failure, the incidence, hospitalization, and mortality ...

BACKGROUND Many patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) have chronic kidney insufficiency (CKI) and anemia. AIMS The purpose of this review is to clarify the relationship between these three factors and to study the effect of correction of anemia in CHF and CKI. FINDINGS Anemia, CHF and CKI are each capable of causing or worsening each other. Thus they form a vicious circle which can r...

Coronary heart disease and heart failure continue to be significant burdens to healthcare systems in the Western world. In the United States alone, there are 7.1 million survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and 4.9 million people living with congestive heart failure (CHF).1 Despite recent advances in medical and device therapy for heart failure, the incidence, hospitalization, and mortality ...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate the properties of multiple bioelectric impedance signals recorded during congestive heart failure (CHF) by utilizing various electrode configurations of an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy system. BACKGROUND The monitoring of CHF has relied mainly on right-side heart sensors. METHODS Fifteen normal dogs underwent implantation of c...

In order to increase compliance with The Joint Commission's Congestive Heart Failure Core Measures, a rule based clinical decision support system (CDSS) was developed and deployed at a community hospital in our health system. We evaluated the performance of the CDSS in identifying patients with primary congestive heart failure (CHF)and identified problems encountered with its introduction. Perf...

Data from populationand clinic-based epidemiologic studies of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggest that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are at risk for developing clinically evident congestive heart failure. Many established risk factors for congestive heart failure are over-represented in rheumatoid arthritis and likely account for some of the increased risk observed. In particular, dat...

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) merupakan salah satu diagnosis kardiovaskular dengan peningkatan jumlah pasien yang signifikan. CHF menduduki peringkat pertama kematian di Asia. Penderita perlu penanganan Program latihan atau Exercise training (ET) terapi modalitas penting diberikan pada penyakit jantung. Metode digunakan dalam systematic review ini menggunakan protokol dan kaidah sesuai Preferr...