Congestive Heart Failure
Approximately 5 million Americans are affected by this disease with about 500,000 new cases each year. For information to understand heart failure click here.
The CHF and CKD Center at Euclid Hospital is committed to improving the quality of life for people who have Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease. By encouraging patients to actively participate in their own medical management of their disease, the professional staff helps individuals control their disease, improve their quality of life and avoid hospitalizations.
The education and treatment program includes:
- Close monitoring of cardiac status
- Education in disease, diet, exercise, medication, signs and symptoms
- Fluid and electrolyte management
- Support for patients and their families
- IV medication
- Lab assessment
- Cardiac monitoring
Euclid Hospital has a Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease Support Group for patients, as well as their families, caregivers and other loved ones. Click here for more information.
Euclid< Hospital has also recently made available a low-sodium cookbook that may be helpful for our Congestive Heart Failure patients. Click here for more information.
Helpful links
Note- These informational sites are not maintained by Euclid Hospital or the Cleveland Clinic Health Care System.
http://www.americanheart.org/ is The American Heart Association website. The AHA is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
http://www.hfsa.org is the website for the Heart Failure Society of America. They sponsor educational initiatives regarding CHF for both health care professionals and the general public.
http://www.HeartFailure.org provides general information about Chronic Heart Failure,
http://www.mypillbox.org is a web site that helps you make schedules with pictures of your medications, sponsored by the Sharp Foundation and the San Diego< Cardiac< Center.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/ has been designed to help patients to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.
http://www.medicare.gov/ is the official US Government site for people with Medicare.
http://foodvalues.us is a website where you can find detailed nutritional information on various foods. This is helpful for people with special dietary needs.
http://www.heartauthority.com is a that resource features short videos of experts in the field addressing common questions in cardiovascular topic areas.