Heart Failure Health information topics about Heart Failure: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 2. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html Children 1. Heart Failure in Children and Adolescents American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3016405 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Failure, Congestive National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006333&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiac Output, Low National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002303&recruiting... Coping 1. General Guidelines for Coping with Heart Failure Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1800/1829.asp?index=... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Cardiac Biomarkers American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cardiac_biomarkers/gla... 2. Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00012 3. BNP Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bnp/test.html 4. Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=339 5. New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/3/e12.pdf 6. JAMA Patient Page: Electrocardiograms American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO6D6MVED&sub_... 7. How Is Heart Failure Diagnosed? Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/heartfailure/h... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Cardiovascular Terminology Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/glossary.html Directories 1. Find a Heart Rhythm Specialist Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/find_specialist/default.asp 2. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ 3. Medicare Approved Left Ventricular Assist Device ( Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/lvadfacility.asp Disease Management 1. Working with Your Doctor American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1609 2. Lifestyle and Exercise American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1543 3. Home Oxygen Therapy American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/home_oxygen_thera... 4. Caregiver's Guide to Heart Failure American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1412 5. When to Call the Doctor about Your Heart Failure S Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/heartfailure/c... National Institutes of Health 1. Heart Failure National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hf/HF_WhatIs.html Nutrition 1. Nutritional Guidelines for Heart Failure Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1800/1834.asp 2. Potassium Guidelines for Patients with Heart Failu Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2300/2333.asp?index=... 3. Living With Heart Failure: Diet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1444 Organizations 1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 2. Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/ 3. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Learn More about Heart Failure Heart Failure Society of America http://www.abouthf.org/ 2. Congestive Heart Failure Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00061 3. Congestive Heart Failure American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1486 Prevention/Screening 1. Heart Failure: Prevention Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/heart_disorders/heart_failure/preventio... Related Issues 1. How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemen Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01555 2. Heart Failure: Risk Factors Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/heart_disorders/heart_failure/risk_fact... 3. Heart Failure Exercise Guidelines Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1800/1819.asp?index=... 4. Cardiac Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00121 5. Avoiding Flu and Pneumonia American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=351 Research 1. Specialized Care from Hospital to Home Improves th National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/ninr-12.htm 2. Nurse Care Management for Low-Risk Patients with H American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/8/I-58 3. Drugs Available to Effectively Treat Chronic Heart American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/2/I-53 4. No Increase in Deaths or Hospitalizations for Hear National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nhlbi-09.htm 5. ACE Inhibitor Drugs Underused in Heart Failure Pat American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023710 6. Can a New Blood Test Help Predict Who Is at Risk f American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/I-53 7. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failur American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/5/I-64 8. CHARM Trial: Heart Failure Drug Saves Lives, Reduc American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml;jsessionid=?identifier=3025706... 9. Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Th American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/5/I-29 Treatment 1. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Procedure for Co slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=102 2. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Patient' American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/9/e64.pdf 3. Treatments for Heart Failure American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1579 4. Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/vad.html 5. What You Need to Know about Biventricular Pacing t Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/procedures/biven... 6. What You Need to Know about Metoprolol Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2200/2254.asp?index=... 7. Surgical Procedures to Treat Heart Failure Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/heartfailure/h...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.