Chronic heart failure (CHF) is common, and more than halfof patients diagnosed with CHF will die within 5 years.1,2Medical advances, particularly beta blocker therapyand implantable cardiac defibrillators,3 mean that manyindi...
Much of our understanding about symptom burden near the end of life is based on studies of cancer patients. The aim of this study was to explore physical and emotional symptom experience among end-stage chronic heart failure patients, looking for those symptoms mostly related to their global heal...
End-stage heart failure patients are a prevalent hospice population with unique symptoms. The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency, severity... J Wilson,McMillan, Susan - 《Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing》 被引量: 24发表: 2013年 Treatment of life-threatening multiresistan...
HeartFailure(HF)Definition Acomplexclinicalsyndromeinwhichtheheartisincapableofmaintainingacardiacoutputadequatetoaccommodatemetabolicrequirementsandthevenousreturn.严重患者发生急性糜烂性胃炎的病理机制可能为胃粘膜屏障功能减弱。胃粘膜的血流减少和可能伴有的酸分泌增加(如烧伤，中枢神经系统创伤和败血症)可促进粘膜炎症和...
1.Congestive Heart Failure and Angina Congestive heart failure (CHF) and angina represent significant burdens in cardiovascular medicine. CHF is achroniccondition where theheartis unable to pump blood effectively, leading to symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and fluid retention. Angina,...
Hospice is a potential option for patients with end-stage heart failure whose symptoms and clinical status have progressed despite maximal medical therapy... Hauptman,J Paul - 《Archives of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 188发表: 2007年 Do the Trajectories of Dyspnea Differ in Prevalence and Intensit...
According to statistics, there are currently 13.7 million heart failure patients in China, of which more than 1 million are end-stage heart failure patients. However, there are only less than 1,000 heart transplant donors in China every year. The emergence of artificial hearts has brought a ne...
symptoms in sinus rhythm If ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers not tolerated End-stage heart failure (NYHA IV) If persisting hypokalemia If ACE inhibitors and ARB’s not tolerated For symptoms in sinus rhythm If ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers not tolerated Worsening heart failure (NYHA III) If ...
Heart failure, condition in which the heart muscle does not contract and relax effectively, thereby reducing the performance of the heart as a pump and compromising blood circulation. Heart failure is not a specific disease but the result of underlying c
Revascoris also under clinical investigation for the treatment of end-stage heart failure. In the United States, there are approximately 250,000–300,000 patients annually who suffer from advanced systolic heart failure (NYHA Class IIIb–IV) who despite optimal medical therapy (excluding mechanical ...