Heart Failure

Women think of heart disease as an old person's disease and a good way to die, ... But heart failure is every bit as bad as cancer, and the death rate is higher - Martha Hill

Heart Failure

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Failing Patients With Heart Failure

HEART disease is the world’s No. 1 killer, despite advances in medical technology, as well as public health initiatives that have eased the burden of heart disease drastically. While one marvels at the progress, we often ignore how heart-disease patients die.

Patients with heart disease are more likely to suffer excessively at the end of life than those with other conditions. While surveys show that people overwhelmingly want to die at home, patients with cardiovascular disorders are much less likely to do so than patients with other diseases, such as cancer.

All heart disease, as it progresses, results in heart failure, or a gradual weakening of the heart. Patients commonly…

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  Failing Patients With Heart Failure

Patients with heart disease are more likely to suffer excessively at the end of life than those with other conditions. While surveys show that people overwhelmingly want to die at home, patients with cardiovascular disorders are much less likely to do so than patients with other diseases, such as cancer. All heart disease, as it progresses, results in heart failure, or a gradual weakening of the heart.

Heart Failure Aware

We are making heart failure clearer for everyone.

Heart Failure Society of America

The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA) represents the first organized effort by heart failure experts from the Americas to provide a forum for all those interested in heart function, heart failure, and congestive heart failure (CHF) research and patient care.

HeartFailureMatters.org

www.heartfailurematters.org is an interactive, multilingual, educational website containing animations, videos and tools for patients with heart failure, their families and carers.

HeartMate

Heart Hope is a network of healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure. Its mission is to communicate a message of hope and empowerment to heart failure patients, families and caregivers. We invite you to explore this website to discover how every day can be a new beginning for you or someone you love who suffers from heart failure.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can''t pump blood the way it should. In some cases, the heart can''t fill with enough blood. In other cases, the heart can''t send blood to the rest of the body with enough force. Some people have both problems.

British Heart Foundation

While there isn't a cure for heart failure at the moment, the treatment to control symptoms has improved dramatically. With treatment and the right medicines many people live full and active lives. Your doctor will prescribe drugs that will help control your blood pressure and help the pumping action of your heart.

eMedicineHealth

Heart failure sounds frightening because it sounds like the heart just stops working. Do not be discouraged by the term heart failure, the heart has not stopped beating or pumping. Heart failure means the tissues of the body are temporarily not receiving enough blood and oxygen. With advancements in diagnosis and therapy for heart failure, patients are feeling better and living longer.

Heart Foundation

The Heart Foundation’s paper "Multidisciplinary care for people with chronic heart failure" provides principles and recommendations to help health professionals and policy makers establish and maintain best-practice chronic heart failure management programs in Australia. It also aims to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for people with chronic heart failure.

HeartPoint

The term "Heart Failure" can be scary, and is misleading. The heart does not "fail" in the sense that it suddenly stops. It doesn't mean that you're about to die. It means the heart is not working as efficiently as it should.

HeartSite.com

How serious is CHF? Each year, approximately a quarter of a million people die from heart failure.

Mayo Clinic

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), means your heart can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. Over time, conditions such as coronary artery disease or high blood pressure gradually leave your heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.

MedicineNet

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart's function as a pump to deliver oxygen rich blood to the body is inadequate to meet the body's needs. Congestive heart failure can be caused by 1) diseases that weaken the heart muscle, 2 diseases that cause stiffening of the heart muscles, or 3) diseases that increase oxygen demand by the body tissue beyond the capability of the heart to deliver.

MedlinePlus

Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

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