The article offers information on how to diagnose and manage chronic heart failure (CHF) in older adults. According to the author, in diagnosing CHF a beta-natriuretic peptide (BNP) testing is found to be more effective that electrocardiography (ECG). The author also provided a chart on the ...
Improving care for patients with chronic heart failure in the community: the importance of a disease management program. Chest. 2002;122:906e912.Akosah KO,Schaper AM,Havlik P,et al.Improving care for patients with chronic heart ... KO Akosah,AM Schaper,P Havlik,... - 《Cardiopulmonary Phy...
Utilizing a comparison group of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) discharged to their primary care physicians, we sought to determine if disease management in a short-term, aggressive-intervention heart failure clinic (HFC) following hospital discharge is associated with improved outcomes. De...
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major public health problem characterised by progressive deterioration with disabling symptoms and frequent hospital admissions. To influence hospitalisation rates it is crucial to identify precipitating factors. To characterise patients with CHF who seek an emergency departm...
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a set of complicated clinical syndromes triggered by aberrant changes in the structure and/or function of the heart brought on by a variety of factors. This condition results in compromised ventricular systolic and/or diastolic function when the heart is unable to ...
had anuria, and 9 patients had 24-h urine volume fluctuation of 100–200 ml. SV was interrupted in 1 patient because of asymptomatic hypotension. Therefore, 28 MHD patients with chronic heart failure completed 3 months of observation. The flow chart for patient selection is shown in Figure 1...
Heart failure and type 2 diabetes are prevalent public health issues in Europe. These complex chronic conditions require extensive pharmacological management, ongoing self-care, and behavioral changes. Despite the known benefits of lifestyle changes, suc
Furthermore, long-term stimulant use can contribute to conditions such as hypertension and heart failure, particularly if there is repeated exposure to stimulants over time [31]. Given the strong association between stimulant-related death and a prior history of circulatory disease, it may be ...
Heart failure patients with LVSD and without both ACEI and ARB contraindications who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge [For purposes of this measure, LVSD is defined as chart documentation of LVEF less than 40% or a narrative description of left ventricular systolic (LVS) funct...
Racial Disparities in Clinical Comorbidities of Patients with Heart Failure and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Asian patients had higher ischemic cardiovascular comorbidities and age than UREM patients but lower than White patients [Display omitted] ....