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Brief Summary

GUIDELINE TITLE

Chronic congestive heart failure.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)

  • Texas Tech University Managed Health Care Network Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Chronic congestive heart failure. Conroe (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care; 2003 Apr. 10 p. [3 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Texas Tech University Managed Health Care Network Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Chronic congestive heart failure. Conroe (TX): Texas Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas Medical Branch; 2000 Mar. 6 p.

BRIEF SUMMARY CONTENT

 
RECOMMENDATIONS
 EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY
 DISCLAIMER

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RECOMMENDATIONS

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

The major recommendations are provided in the form of an algorithm for: Chronic Congestive Heart Failure (Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction).

Refer to the original guideline document for healthcare provider and patient education on general measures of care, medications, physical exams, warning signals, and goals of therapy.

CLINICAL ALGORITHM(S)

EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS

TYPE OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS

This guideline was adapted from the following sources:

ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001; 38:2101-13.

Heart Society of America (HFSA) Practice Guidelines. HFSA Guidelines for Management of Patients with Heart Failure Caused by Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Pharmacological Approaches. Pharmacotherapy. 2000; 20(5):495-522.

Advisory Council to Improve Outcomes Nationwide in Heart Failure (ACTION-HF). Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Chronic Heart Failure. Am J Card. 1999; 83(2A):1A-38A.

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)

  • Texas Tech University Managed Health Care Network Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Chronic congestive heart failure. Conroe (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care; 2003 Apr. 10 p. [3 references]

ADAPTATION

This guideline was adapted from the following sources:

ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001; 38:2101-13.

Heart Society of America (HFSA) Practice Guidelines. HFSA Guidelines for Management of Patients with Heart Failure Caused by Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Pharmacological Approaches. Pharmacotherapy. 2000; 20(5):495-522.

Advisory Council to Improve Outcomes Nationwide in Heart Failure (ACTION-HF). Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Chronic Heart Failure. Am J Card. 1999; 83(2A):1A-38A.

DATE RELEASED

2000 Feb (revised 2003 Apr)

GUIDELINE DEVELOPER(S)

University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care - Academic Institution

SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING

University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care

GUIDELINE COMMITTEE

Texas Tech University Managed HealthCare Network Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

COMPOSITION OF GROUP THAT AUTHORED THE GUIDELINE

Not stated

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Not stated

GUIDELINE STATUS

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Texas Tech University Managed Health Care Network Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Chronic congestive heart failure. Conroe (TX): Texas Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas Medical Branch; 2000 Mar. 6 p.

GUIDELINE AVAILABILITY

Print copies: Available from University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), 3009A HWY 30 West, Huntsville, TX, 77340.

AVAILABILITY OF COMPANION DOCUMENTS

None available

PATIENT RESOURCES

None available

NGC STATUS

This summary was updated by ECRI on April 21, 2004.

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

This NGC summary is based on the original guideline, which is subject to the guideline developer's copyright restrictions.

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