Heart failure affects 1-2% of the UK population with prevalence rates predicted to rise over the next decade. Ineffective education for patients with heart failure can lead to a failure to adhere to guidance, reduced self-care and increased hospital readmissions. The National Institute for Health ...
At the beginning of September, Chen Yue suffered a sudden respiratory failure and was urgently taken to the Cardiology Department of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan Universityby her family for treatment. On September 9th, she becameunconsciousness and had dilated pupils, withthe ECG indicating she was expe...
The ‘HeartFailure@Home’ service was introduced at our institution with the aim of providing ambulatory IV diuretics (both domiciliary and on a day-unit) for selected patients with decompensated HF. The aim of the current ...
Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality (1). As survival among patients with HF improves and the incidence remains the same (2), the prevalence of HF is increasing (3). Although patients with HF have increased morbidity and mortality compared with disease-free individu...
For patients with shortness of breath, a new, simplified screening tool — relying only on basic clinical information — can estimate the probability of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, providing the opportunity for improved detection in non-specialist settings. Ambarish Pandey Shelley ...
Around 20 disease-specific PROs have been inconsistently used in HF patients for research/clinical purposes. Of these, the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire ...
Cutting back on salt might not always be the best idea for everyone with heart problems. While it’s well known that limiting salt can help to lower blood pressure, questions remain if restricting it really helps people withheart failure.Could these patients sprinkle some salt a...
Hospitalization for acute heart failure (AHF) is associated with a high rate of postdischarge mortality and readmissions, as well as high financial costs. Reducing 30-day readmissions after AHF hospitalization is a major national quality goal intended to both improve patient outcomes and reduce costs...
a condition caused by excess fluid within the lung parenchyma and alveoli as a consequence of a disease process. based on etiology, pulmonary edema is classified as cardiogenic or noncardiogenic. patients may present with progressive dyspnea, orthopnea, cough, or respiratory failure. pulmonary edema ...
The aim of this study was to explore the effect of atorvastatin intervention on plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT- proBNP) and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with heart failure (HF). One hundred and twenty-three HF patients were selected from our hospital and random...