Living With Heart Failure A Patient Teaching Guide

What is heart failure.

Living with heart failure a patient teaching guide.

It is meant to be used as a guide. Heart failure occurs when the heart is not working as well as it should. What is heart failure heart failure hf is sometimes called congestive heart failure chf. It affects 5 million americans with 550 000 new cases diagnosed each year.

Heart failure means your heart does not pump blood as well as it should. Written by heart failure experts at cleveland clinic. This online manual includes information about heart failure and how to manage it. The american association of heart failure nurses aahfn patient education committee s goal is to provide evidence based education and information on heart failure to patients families and healthcare providers.

Although some cases of heart failure cannot be cured heart failure can be managed through diet exercise and medicine. Knowledge and increased awareness are key to improved management of heart failure. Heart failure class 1 of 4. To manage your heart failure you need to take certain steps every day to be healthy at home.

It is the most common cause of hospitalization in people over 65. The class has been recorded in whole and in each part for your ease in watching and returning to information you may want to review. Despite how scary it sounds heart failure does not mean that your heart will suddenly. Patient tip sheets.

Please watch our heart failure class to learn important information. The guide includes important information about heart failure including treatment nutrition activity when to call your doctor and living with heart failure. Heart failure is a condition that affects over 350 000 canadians of all ages.