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 ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries the highest population attributable risk for mortality among all comorbidities in chronic heart failure (CHF). No studies about the association between inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and all-cause mortality in patients with the comorbidity of CKD and CHF has...
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...
Persons identifying as Black, Chinese, or South Asian make up the largest minority groups in Canada. Individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF) from these groups experience a greater rate of re-hospitalization and poorer quality of life. Alth
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 ...
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...
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
Table 1. Characteristics of Heart Failure Patients in the CHART-2 Study. Empty CellOverall(N = 4876)G1 (Age ≤ 64) (N = 1521)G2 (Age 65–74) (N = 1510)G3 (Age ≥ 75) (N = 1845)P Value Age (Years) 69.0 ± 12.3 54.3 ± 8.8 69.9 ± 2.9 80.3 ± 4.4 <0.001 Women, N ...
AbstractforElderly patients with COPD require more health care than elderly heart failure patients do in a hospital-based home care setting | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB 356 Views 11 CrossRef citations 0Altmetric Open Access Article Quantitative CT analysis in patients with pu...
A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the re