Does Peer Support Help Patients With Heart Failure?

Does peer support help patients with heart failure? Finding the perfect match.

Does the Heart’s Hormone, ANP, Help in Congestive Heart Failure?

In congestive hearf failure, increased secretion of afrial nafriurefic pepfide (ANP) is an important compensatory mechanism that unloads the failing heart and promofes renal salt and wafer excretion. However, acfivafion of opposing sodium-refaining facfors, parficularly the renin-angiofensin sysfem, reduces renal responsiveness to A NP and shifts the cardiovascular sysfem to a state of decompen...

A comparison of Individual and Peer Educational Methods on Quality of life in patients with heart failure

Introduction: Heart failure is one of the most common chronic diseases associated with reduced quality of life. Given the positive role of education in improving quality of life, finding a suitable educational method to improve the quality of life of these patients is important. This study aimed to compare two methods of individual and peer education on quality of life in patients with heart fa...

Self-care behaviors in patients with systolic heart failure

Background and Purpose: To improve life quality, and lower mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure patients, awareness and adherence to self-care behaviors are essential. This study aims to determine the adherence level to self-care behaviors in the patients with systolic heart failure hospitalized in Alborz hospital in Karaj andShahriar hospital, and it was conducted in 2013. Methods...

Does Depression Impact Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Heart Failure?

Prevalence studies have noted the cooccurrence of cognitive decline and depression in persons with heart failure. Cognitive impairment is associated with significant mortality and deteriorated quality of life, likely due to impairments in memory and executive function, which impact a patient's ability to understand and comply with prescribed treatment plans. This is especially true in complex d...