Congestive Heart Failure

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Title:   Heart failure overview - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Heart failure means the heart has a reduced ability to pump blood around the body.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Beta-blockers for congestive heart failure in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The term congestive heart failure describes a disorder in which the heart is unable to sufficiently and efficiently pump blood through the body. Depending on the severity of the condition, this causes breathlessness and fatigue due to insufficient oxyge...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Chronic heart failure
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation of Australia
Description:   Resources about diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic heart failure.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Heart failure program
Publisher:   National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:   The management of heart failure emerged as a significant area following NICS consultation with stakeholders and an intensive literature review process. The NICS Heart Failure program was developed to address gaps and improve health outcomes through the early diagnosis and appropriate management of heart failure in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Congestive heart failure
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of congestive heart failure written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Congestive heart failure
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to satisfy the needs of the body. The most common cause of congestive heart failure is coronary heart disease. Symptoms include breathlessness during activity and at rest, muscular fatigue, swelling of ankles, legs or the abdomen and unexplained coughing and wheezing.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Digitalis for treatment of congestive heart failure in patients in sinus rhythm
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Digitalis is a drug that is extracted from the leaves of the foxglove plant. It contains substances that stimulate heart muscle. The drug has been used for over two centuries to treat heart failure, a condition caused by inability of injured hearts to p...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Heart failure
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of heart failure by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Diuretics for heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic heart failure (CHF) (also called congestive heart failure, cardiac failure and heart failure) is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently throughout the body. The oxygen and nutrients in the blood provide the bod...
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Link between heart disease & reproductive hormone relaxin
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   What is Relaxin? Relaxin- a marker of heart disease? Functional role for relaxin? Therapeutic potential of relaxin? Future research on relaxin
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Living well with chronic heart failure
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation of Australia
Description:   Chronic heart failure is an ongoing condition in which the heart muscle is weakened and can not pump as well as it normally does. While it can be life-threatening, you can control the symptoms, avoid unnecessary hospital visits and live a longer, healthier life by taking charge of your condition and working in partnership with your healthcare team.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Bronchial asthma and cardiac asthma - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out the difference between cardiac and bronchial asthma.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Hawthorn extract for treating chronic heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hawthorn extract (made from the dried leaves, flowers and fruits of the hawthorn bush) may be used as an oral treatment option for chronic heart failure. In this review, 14 double-blind, placebo controlled randomised clinical trials (RCTs) were found. T...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Shengmai is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has long been used for the treatment of heart failure and ischemic heart disease. It is a mixture of three herbal components. Constituent herbs of shengmai include Panax ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicu...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   CorCap" Cardiac Support Device
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   ASERNIP-S has performed a prioritising summary on the CorCap™ Cardiac Support Device.
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics in congestive heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Congestive heart failure (CHF) is reduced ability of the heart to pump blood around the body. The body tries to compensate by retaining water to increase blood volume, but this further weakens the heart. Diuretic drugs reduce water in the body. Loop diu...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Clinical service organisation for heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are often admitted to hospital as an emergency. The authors looked at 16 clinical trials that tested different ways of organising the care of CHF patients after they leave hospital. Only one of these trials was ...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Heart failure in an elderly man
Publisher:   Clinical Management and Treatment Education (CLIMATE)
Description:   Heart failure means that the heart pumps blood less efficiently. This is a preview of the CLIMATE treatment program for heart failure in an elderly man.
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Psychological interventions for depression in heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is not known whether psychological interventions for people with heart failure reduce symptoms of depression and improve outcome. Occasionally adults with heart failure suffer from depression. Psychological interventions, such as cognitive-behavioura...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Phosphodiesterase III inhibitors for heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A number of options are available to treat symptomatic chronic heart failure. These include ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and spironolactone, which result in an increase of life expectancy. Another strategy is to increase the strength of the pumping act...
Date:   Nov 2004
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