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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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Included in this issue:
A.
Introduction and Basics
B.
Risk Factors
C.
Preventing CHF and Early Intervention
D. Treatment of CHF
E. Disease Management
A.
INTRODUCTION AND BASICS
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MAYO
CLINIC - BASIC FACTS
Columbia
Univ. - Congestsive
Heart Failure
by Donna Mancini, M.D.
MedicineNet.com
- Congestive Heart Failure
1.
What is congestive heart failure?
2. What causes congestive heart failure?
3. What are the symptoms of CHF?
4. How is CHF diagnosed?
5. What is the treatment of CHF?
6. What is the long term outlook for patients with CHF?
7. What are the areas of new research in CHF?
8. Congestive Heart Failure At A Glance
Pathophysiology
and Clinical Spectrum of Acute Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
can be broadly divided into categories depending on the
underlying heart condition present. The strength (forward
pumping function) of the heart may be impaired (so called
systolic dysfunction) due to illnesses that cause heart
muscle weakness or the ability of the heart to relax and
fill may be impaired.
Additionally, in some cases, although the pumping action
of the heart may be intact, other factors due to abnormal
demands by the body's tissues may make it difficult for
the heart to supply an adequate blood flow (called high
output heart failure). CHF often involves a combination
of the above malfunctions in any given patient.
Slide
Presentation - CHF
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C.
PREVENTING CHF and
EARLY INTERVENTION
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Preventing
Congestive Heart Failure
by JAY N. COHN, M.D.,
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The
morbidity, mortality and health care costs associated with
congestive heart failure make prevention a more attractive
public health strategy than treatment. Aggressive management
of etiologic factors, including hypertension, coronary artery
disease, valvular disease and excessive alcohol intake, can
prevent the left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction that
lead to heart failure.
Early
intervention with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
in patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction can
prevent, as well as treat, the syndrome.
The
primary care physician must be alert to the need for aggressive
intervention to reduce the burden of heart failure syndrome
on the patient and on society.
New
Therapeutic Choices in the Management of Acute Congestive
Heart Failure
Therapy
of Congestive Heart Failure
E.
CHF - DISEASE MANAGEMENT
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CE Required
Article #2
Population
Monitoring of Quality of Life for Congestive Heart
Failure
The
healthcare system has traditionally focused on treating
disease at point of failure, such as life-saving surgery
or intensive medical therapy.
As
demographics shift more to an aging population, management
of health-related quality of life and life-restricting
disease becomes more necessary. Future concerns about
CHF must thus address the management of a chronic
health condition and its effect on quality of life.
Population
management of heart disease is a pressing national
need, since it is the leading cause of mortality in
the United States.
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Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director Case Management
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Cohen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Dir Case Management and
Assoc Professor
Univ Colorado Health Sciences Center |
Tim
Field, PhD,
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CMSA's
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Case Manager of the Year
Major Melanie Prince, RN,
CCM |
Julie
Smart,
Ph.D, CRC, NCC, LPC, ABDA, CCFC
Professor & Director
Rehab Counselor Education Program
Utah State University |
Peggy
Rossi, BSN, MPA, CCM, CPUR
Director of Utilization and Case Mgmt
Catholic Healthcare West
California |
Vivian
Campagna, RN, CCM
Director Case Management
St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center,
New York, NY |
Toni
Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director Case Management
St. Vincents Catholic Med'l Centers NY |
Elaine
Cohen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Dir Case Management and
Assoc Professor
Univ Colorado Health Sciences Center |
Tim
Field, PhD,
Author, Consultant, Educator and Vocational Expert |
CMSA's
2004
Case Manager of the Year
Major Melanie Prince, RN,
CCM |
Julie
Smart,
Ph.D, CRC, NCC, LPC, ABDA, CCFC
Professor & Director
Rehab Counselor Education Program
Utah State University |
Peggy
Rossi, BSN, MPA, CCM, CPUR
Director of Utilization and Case Mgmt
Catholic Healthcare West
California |
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