How is heart failure diagnosed? To diagnose heart failure, your doctor will first ask you questions about your symptoms and medical history. Your doctor will want to know: ●If you have any other health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, angina, high blood pressure, or other hear...
Effective and better ways of communicating with patients with chronic heart failure need to be tested. Disease specific barriers to effective communication, such as short term memory loss, confusion, and fatigue should be addressed. Strategies to help patients ask questions, including those related to...
Firstly, the doctor will conduct a physical examination and also check your medical history. They will ask you about thesymptoms of congestive heart failure, such as shortness of breath, swelling in the legs,chest pain, and what you as a patient do in order to make it better. It will al...
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Patient participation is important for improving outcomes, respect for self-determination and legal aspects in care. However, how patients with heart failure view participation and which factors may be associated with participation is not known. The aim of this study was therefore to describe the inf...
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No previous study reports the effect of age on cardiac performance, motor function and quality of life (QoL) in Chinese chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. This single-center, prospective study enrolled CHF patients with resting heart rate (RHR) > 80 bpm, who were treated with metoprolo...
Heart failure (HF) is a prevalent and potentially life-threatening condition when not addressed. This article strives to delineate the various forms of heart failure, elucidating the stages, types of HF, and methods of diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, it underscores the significance of an int...
Comprehensive overview of conditions, symptoms, treatment options and side effects related to mitral valve regurgitation, heart failure and atrial fibrillation, HealthChoicesFirst.com
The grafts are usually saphenous veins taken from one or both of the patient’s legs, though in the case of double bypass surgery one of the internal mammary arteries, which supply blood to the chest wall, can be diverted to supply the heart muscle. In some instances a vein from the ...