• Heart Failure(American Heart Association)
• Heart Failure(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• JAMA Patient Page: Heart Failure(American Medical Association)

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• Learn More about Heart Failure(Heart Failure Society of America)

• Anemia Makes Heart Failure More Deadly(09/12/2008, Reuters Health)
• Jolts from Heart Defibrillators Often Precede Death(09/04/2008, Reuters Health)
• Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life(09/03/2008, HealthDay)
• More News on Heart Failure

• BNP and NT-proBNP Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Cardiac Biomarkers(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Cardiac MRI(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Chest X Ray(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

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• Echocardiography(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure(American Heart Association)
• Stress Testing(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Thoracentesis(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• ACE Inhibitors: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.)

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• Beta-Blockers: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.)

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• Biventricular Pacemaker: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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• Drug Interactions and Side Effects(American Heart Association)
• Heart Transplant: A Treatment for End-Stage Heart Failure(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Medications Commonly Used to Treat Heart Failure(American Heart Association)
• Surgery and Other Medical Procedures(American Heart Association)
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)(Food and Drug Administration)

• MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases--Prevention(National Library of Medicine)

  Also available in Spanish

• Heart Failure: Diet(American Heart Association)

• How Can I Live with Heart Failure?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF

• Caregiver's Guide to Heart Failure(American Heart Association)
• Devices That Keep the Heart Beating(Food and Drug Administration)
• Home Oxygen Therapy(American Association for Respiratory Care)
• Lifestyle and Exercise(American Heart Association)
• Taking Medications Correctly(American Heart Association)
• Working with Your Doctor(American Heart Association)

• Can Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Take Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs?(American Heart Association)
• Congestive Heart Failure: How to Stay Well and Out of the Hospital(American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Flu Shots: Important If You Have Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Heart Failure: Risk Factors(Heart Rhythm Society)
• Sex and Heart Failure(American Heart Association)

• Congestive Heart Failure(Patient Education Institute)

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• Echocardiogram(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

  Also available in Spanish

• Heart Failure(National Institute on Aging)

• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 3/07/2007
• Repair of Mitral Valve Regurgitation with an Annuloplasty Ring(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 6/28/2006
• Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 2/13/2008

• Heart Anatomy(Texas Heart Institute)

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• How the Heart Works(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiac Output, Low(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Failure(National Institutes of Health)

• Exercise Plus Psychological Counseling May Benefit Depressed Heart Failure Patients(American Heart Association)
• Heart Failure News(American Heart Association)
• Heart Failure Patients May Suffer Similarly to Advanced Cancer Patients(American Heart Association)
• Patch May Prevent Heart Failure after Heart Attack(American Heart Association)
• Remote Monitoring Improves Heart Failure Patients' Health, May Reduce Hospital Readmissions(American Heart Association)
• Use of Proven Heart Failure Therapy Not Standardized in U.S. Hospitals(American Heart Association)

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Quality of life with defibrillator therapy or amiodarone in heart...
• Article: New CRT technology boosts care for heart failure patients. Cardiac...
• Article: The hemoglobin A1c level as a progressive risk factor for...
• Heart Failure -- see more articles

• Cardiac Glossary(American Heart Association)
• Cardiovascular Glossary(Texas Heart Institute)

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• Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Destination Therapy Facilities(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

• American Heart Association
• Heart Rhythm Society
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Heart Failure Fact Sheet(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

  Also available in Spanish

• Heart Failure in Children and Adolescents(American Heart Association)

• Heart Failure(Cardiovascular Research Foundation)