Heart Failure Guidelines PowerPoint PPT Presentations

Heart Failure Management Applying the ACC/AHA Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines David Bragin S nchez MD FACC Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Transplant Specialist

Direct referral from HF Rehab to Community Cardiology Services. ... Some of these patients may not have been referred to cardiology ...

'Heart Failure' vs. 'Congestive Heart Failure' Because not all patients ... term 'heart failure' is preferred over the older. term 'congestive heart failure. ...

was not involved in the development of this. deck and in no way influenced ... Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH, FACP. Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA ...

Damage to the heart muscle or valves: resulting from disease, infection, or birth defects ... Choose healthy ethnic foods (Chinese, Mexican) by asking which ...

Title: Nitric Oxide Therapy for Heart Failure in African Americans: Putting Guidelines Into Action Author: KWTulley Last modified by: IMGTemp Created Date

ACC Heart Failure Guidelines. Slide Deck. Based on the ACC/AHA 2005 ... Supported by Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc. was not involved in the development of this ...

Differences in favor of carvedilol appear as early as 4-21 days. Initiation of a beta blocker prior to hospital discharge is safe and well tolerated in the majority ...

A report of the expert working group of the scientific committee of the association of palliative ... From the Bedside to the Auditorium Improving Teaching ...

Stage C: past or current symptoms of HF. Stage D: end-stage HF. Stages of Heart Failure ... step: palliative care for advanced heart failure. J Am Med Dir Assoc ...

... is given to improve symptoms, to prevent worsening of heart failure and to increase survival ... Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (MERIT-HF) ...

Hearth failure Doc.Dr Emir Fazlibegovi ,ESC,FESC Prof.Dr Mustafa Had iomerovi , ESC,FESC 5th International Congress of cardiologysts and angyologysts of Bosnia and ...

The basic anatomy and physiology of the heart. The effects of the Sympathetic nervous system, Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Mechanism, Inflammation, ...

Heart Failure Susan Schayes, MD, MPH Program Director Emory Family Medicine Residency Program Adapted from Dr. Joel Felner and Dr. Eddie Needham Summary Points ...

Cardinal manifestations of heart failure include dyspnea, fatigue and fluid retention ... Stage B: Asymptomatic but have signs of structural heart damage ...

11 days average LOS/CHF admission. Progression 0.5- 1.0 NYHA FC level. This is not good enough ... Emergency leads to admission - quick discharge - minimal ...

Nebivolol in Heart Failure INCIDENCE OF HEART FAILURE IN AGE GROUPS (Framingham Heart Study) HEART FAILURE MORTALITY Heart Failure signs and symptoms Dyspnoea ...

Drugs for Heart Failure (HF) DIURETICS: loop diuretics: furosemide ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS (K+-sparing diuretics) spironolactone, eplerenone -BLOCKERS:

ACE-I, beta-blockers, Spironolactone, diuretics ... Generic name of ACE ends in 'pril' (think of getting your pearls at ACE hardware store) ...

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Heart Failure [HF] Definition of HF Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ...

It does not always require a sudden treatment change as active measures are ... Causes are dehydration, anaemia, infection/malabsorption, cardiac cachexia ...

Epidemiology of heart failure Darrel Francis Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiology Imperial College School of Medicine Difficulties of case definition Aetiology ...

Epidemiology of Congestive Heart Failure: (2) ... on the finding of typical symptoms and signs of heart failure in a patient who ...

Outpatient management of heart failure ... rational combination drug therapy Care should be individualized for each patient based on: ... hypertension, valvular ...

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome usually due to left ... Bisoprolol, carvedilol, and modified-release metoprolol have been shown to be beneficial. ...

Investigations: Chest Radiography. ROC Curve BNP. 1 - Specificity ... (NYHA III-IV) randomised to medical therapy with or without cardiac resynchronisation ...

No shortness of breath, fatigue, or heart palpitations with ordinary physical activity. ... Stage B Structural heart disorder, no symptoms ...

Nursing and heart failure Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) or cardiac failure, is one of the most common causes of in-hospital mortality for patients with cardiac diseases.

Title: Therapy of CHF, Outline Slides Author: Robert C. Bourge, MD Last modified by: bushra Created Date: 6/12/1994 3:42:44 PM Document presentation format

Device Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure Teresa Menendez Hood, M.D., F.A.C.C. Up to 30 % of CHF patients have an IVCD (80% with a LBBB) which has been linked to ...

Natural history and prevalence of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) ... Clinical Indecision in the ED. Physician Report on Clinical Probability of CHF ...

Dr Ruth Kam is a reputed cardiologist at Ruth Kam Heart and Arrhythmia Clinic in Singapore. Here, she has shared a useful powerpoint presentation on symptoms, causes & treatments of heart failure which is very beneficial to heart patients. Want to know more about treatments for heart failure? visit http://www.arrhythmia.com.sg/info_heart_failure.html

Optimal length: 2.2 m. Stretching beyond this point may diminish LV ... Anaemia. Thyrotoxicosis. AV-fistula. Cirrhosis of the liver. Paget-disease. Beriberi ...

Heart Failure Outlook. 5 million Americans have Heart Failure ... Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that can results from any ...

Palliative Care for Heart Failure Tiffani Schmitz RN, BSN, MSM Marie Cunningham BSM When patients were referred to hospice sooner Franciscan saw a decrease in ...

Device Therapy in Heart Failure Teresa M. Menendez Hood, M.D., F.A.C.C. Up to 30 % of HF patients have an IVCD (80% with a LBBB) which has been linked to increases in ...

(N Engl J Med 2002; 327; 161) BNP levels correlate with the severity of HF BNP levels predict survival New York Heart Association classification of heart failure. ...

Congestive Heart Failure Caroline L. Guglielmetti RN, BSN Patient Profile I.R. is an 85 year-old female Born in Hungary Formerly from assisted living, has lived at ...

Title: Limitations of most positive inotropic agents Author: SPIS Last modified by: Dr. Hassan Chamsi Pasha Created Date: 4/6/2001 7:00:56 PM Document presentation format

Sodium and water retention. Sympathetic Nervous System. peripheral vasoconstriction ... Measurement of SDC(Serum Digoxin Concentration) ...

Cardiology Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Turin Heart failure (3 of 3): treatment Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai Division of Cardiology 1, Ospedale San

Amyloid, pericardial constriction, HCM, idiopathic, endocardial fibrosis, ... on myocardial biopsy (amyloid, hemochromatosis, myocarditis, adriamycin induced, ...

UP-TO-DATE CLINICAL CARE IN HEART FAILURE. Andrew Ignaszewski MD ... Polypharmacy From a Guideline Perspective. 29. Goals of Treatment in CHF. Improve Prognosis ...

Heart Failure Clinical Process Guideline Deborah Ayers, RN, MSN Quality Improvement Nurse Consultant General Information Optional Best Practice Tool Effective ...

Title: Improvement in functional capacity following left ventricular assist device surgery can be limited by preoperative comorbidities Author

The active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative ... Do not immediately ACE inhibitors if patient has been taking for a long time ...

Palliation for Congestive Heart Failure Patients

FIRST HEALTHCARE FACILITY, MILITARY OR CIVILIAN,TO RECEIVE SIX DSC CERTIFICATIONS ... Optimize number of patients immunized against influenza and pneumonia compared ...

Congestive Heart Failure: Update 2002. Bruce D. Hettleman, MD. DHMC. December 2, 2002 ... Traditionally contraindicated in heart failure, due to impaired ...

Current Therapies for the Management of Chronic and Acute Heart Failure John L. Tan, MD, PhD Heart Failure Program at the North Texas Heart Center

1 symptoms or signs of HF (rest or exercise) and. 2 objective evidence of cardiac ... Poole-Wilson PA et al Lancet 2003; 362: 7-13. Capricorn Investigators. ...

Heart Failure (HF) is a debilitating illness characterised ... Hamlets; Newham; City and Hackney; Waltham Forest; Redbridge; Barking and Dagenham and Havering. ...

Tai Chi in Heart Failure

Addressing the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Panelists Philip B. Adamson, MD Director, Heart Failure Institute Oklahoma Heart Hospital

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Heart Failure Project A collaborative approach to improving heart failure care * Beside having the right people to make change happen ...