What is the current scenario for heart failure in Brazil?

Complications of Corrective Surgery in Preterm Neonates with Congenital Heart Defects: What is the Solution?

Mild congenital heart defects require no treatment, while severe forms of these diseases need immediate interventions. There are several limits in preterm neonates on drug interventions, interventional procedures, and even heart surgery due to the prematurity of pulmonary, renal, and central nervous systems. Considering the mentioned points, the collaboration of other medical professions, parti...

What is the role of revascularisation in ischaemic heart failure?

The current scenario of emergency care policies in Brazil

BACKGROUND The regulation of emergency care has featured prominently in Brazil's federal health agenda since the 2000s. The aim of this study was to review up to the present day the implementation of the National Emergency Care Policy. METHODS The methods employed were documental review, analysis of official data and 11 interviews conducted with federal, state and local managers. The results ...

Dysglycemia and heart failure hospitalization: what is the link?

Large epidemiological studies, including the Framingham Heart Study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and the Cardiovascular Health Study, have shown that diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure.1–3 Overall, the risk is approximately doubled, but the relative increase may be greater in younger compared with older individuals (and...

Hospital discharge education for patients with heart failure: what really works and what is the evidence?

http://ccn.aacnjournals.org mates, 54% of readmissions may be preventable, and inadequate discharge planning and education or lack of patient follow-up are common factors in readmission. Lack of compliance with medications, failure to follow a salt-restricted diet, and delays in seeking medical attention are among the primary reasons for the high rate of rehospitalization among patients with he...