Practical information on heart failure for patients, families and caregivers from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.
Heart FailureHumansLife StyleWeight GainHeart failure (HF) is a common problem. HF is when your heart is not pumping blood properly. Your heart may not be pumping blood hard enough to reach the rest of your body and return to the heart. HF may also mean your heart does not relax and ...
Heart failure (HF) trials that select patients based on history of HF hospitalization alone are susceptible to regional variations in event rates. Elevated plasma concentrations of natriuretic peptides (NPs) as selection criteri...
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(See "Patient education: Mitral regurgitation (Beyond the Basics)".) Sometimes, both of these things happen, and a valve becomes both narrowed and leaky. HEART FAILURE SYMPTOMS As the amount of blood pumped by the heart (the "cardiac output") decreases, a variety of symptoms can develop, ...
"For the individual patient, these differences may not seem like much, but considering that heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization (and readmission) in North America, it's a big issue for the healthcare system," McAlister said. ...
The dose may be postponed or even temporarily omitted if the patient has to travel or has another activity that might be compromised by the prompt action of the diuretic. In severe heart failure (stage D), the effects of long-term administration of a loop diuretic may be diminished by ...
50.4. The last two showed an independent predictive value in different multivariate models. The IShockM and the IShock x age, taken at the patient´s admission for decompensated heart failure, are very easily obtained at no additional cost providing useful information on hospital major outcomes....
Patients with heart failure (HF) are characterized by relevant problems during sleep, including short sleep time, low sleep quality, and sleep-disordered breathing Approximately 33% of patients with HF have insomnia, potentially related to HF features, adverse effects of medications, or to conditions...
Heart Failure is a medical condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. When the heart muscle is unable to produce enough energy to pump blood to the rest of the body, the parts of the body farthest away from the heart will be the fir...