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DIL - A CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
… rate of readmissions and rehospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic diseases especially Heart Failure. Best efforts to address this alarming problem from the Care giver community have fallen short due to a number of factors most notably resource constraints like shortage of trained …
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Natriuretic Peptides and the Microcirkulation in Heart Failure Patients
The increased prevalence of chronic congestive heart failure (HF) is a tremendous challenge for society. In spite of effective medical treatment for acute HF, better pharmacological treatment for specific neurohormonal intervention and better diagnostic tools, e.g. biomarkers of natriuretic …
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Guideline-led prescribing to heart failure patients in Ireland and Egypt
Introduction: Guidelines strongly recommend patients with Heart Failure (HF) be treated with multiple medications proven to improve clinical outcomes, as tolerated. Guideline-led prescribing of HF evidence-based medicines is strongly associated with improved survival, prognosis, and quality of life …
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Factors Associated with Initiation of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Rural Heart Failure Patients
Heart failure prevalence is projected to rise in the United States over the ensuing decades. Typical health education should be focused on primary prevention strategies; however, for those stricken with the disease, health educators should determine appropriate secondary prevention strategies for …
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Quality of Life, Religious/Spiritual Coping, Demoralization and Depression in Heart Failure Patients
Background: Research suggests that the heart failure (HF) population is particularly vulnerable to depression. Other factors may also affect quality of life such as religious/spiritual coping, and demoralization. Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine factors …
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Quality of Life, Hope, Social Support, and Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients
Heart failure is a significant, chronic health problem. Much is known about physiological factors related to this condition. Less is known about the psychosocial aspects that influence disease risk, progression, and treatment. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationships between …
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Relationship of Ventilation Ability and Positioning in Left-Sided Congestive Heart Failure Patients
… dyspnea, edema, and fatigue in congestive heart failure patients. According to the review of literature, improved ventilation as measured by specific lung volumes and lung mechanics occurred with upright positioning in normal persons. The effects of specific changes in lung volumes related …
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How do older heart failure patients manage their medication? A multi-methods study
Heart Failure (HF), a condition prevalent in older adults goes hand in hand with multiple concurrent diagnoses, polypharmacy and complex drug regimens. Consequently patients with HF need to develop effective strategies to care for themselves whilst managing the burden of multi-morbidities. …
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An Ethical Call for Early Implementation of Palliative Care for Underserved Heart Failure Patients
Heart failure is a disease that affects millions of Americans, but has a disproportionate impact on underserved, minority communities. Over the coming decade, heart failure will become a chronic disease for more Americans as treatments improve, but the disease cannot be cured. Minority populations …
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OBJECTIVELY MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PHYSICAL FITNESS/FUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
… levels of physical activity (PA) in those with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), examine the relationship of PA levels to other physical fitness/functional measures, and determine if there are significant differences between objectively measured PA levels and …
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A retrospective study of sleep breathing disorder therapies and treatment attitudes among adult heart failure patients
… [PAP] for sleep breathing disorder [SBD] in a heart failure population would improve quality of life [QOL] and cardiovascular endurance as compared to the use of nocturnal oxygen therapy, and to examine health attitudes related to compliance with recommended treatment for SBD. A retrospective …
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Illness perceptions of heart failure patients with an implanted device : relationship to psychological distress and quality of life
… CRT-D are implanted cardiac devices used in the heart failure population. To date, there is an absence of research examining psychosocial functioning and non·medical predictors of CRT and CRT-D patient outcomes.Main Aim:To utilise Leventhal's self-regulatory model as a framework for examining …
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Clinical factors associated with Atrial Fibrillation in congestive Heart Failure patients admitted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
… Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF) have emerged as major global epidemics. These two conditions share common risk factors and frequently coexist. Each condition predisposes to the other, and the concomitant presence of the two has additive adverse effects. This …
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Comorbidities and Physical and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Heart Failure Patients: Impact on Total Mortality. The Cardiovascular Health Study
Heart failure (HF) in the elderly is increasing in incidence and prevalence, and its outcome has not changed in the past two decades. Elderly patients with HF have high burden of comorbidities and physical and cognitive impairments, which may contribute to their poor outcome. In this study, we aim …
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Health, Well-Being and Psychological Support for Heart Failure Patients // Здравно благополучие и психологическа подкрепа при пациенти със сърдечна недостатъчност
Heart failure is the final stage of the development of a previous cardiovascular disease, characterized by a high level of mortality, disability and morbidity in the population and emerging adverse dynamics. One of the ways to deal with the severe and progressive course of the disease is the …
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The development, validation, and evaluation of quantitative assays for determining adherence of heart failure patients to carvedilol, enalapril and perindopril
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic with a rising prevalence rate in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Poor medication adherence contributes to the impact of chronic diseases such as HF. However, there are sparse adherence data on HF patients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). …
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Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Diet and/or Exercise on Objectively Measured Physical Activity Levels in Older Heart Failure Patients
… MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN OLDER HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
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