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...