Helpful Heart Failure Links
Investigation of Heart Failure
Investigation of Symptoms
- Cardiac causes of Dyspnea
- Non-Cardiac causes of Acute Dyspnea
- Non-Cardiac causes of Chronic Dyspnea
- Causes of Peripheral Edema
Screening for high-risk subpopulations
- Screening for Fall Risk
- Screening for Cognitive Decline
- Test for Cognitive Decline (MoCA)
- Screening for Depression
Management
Program Navigation Support
Whenever possible please use forms embedded within your institution EMR
- TelehomeCare Referral Form
- Community Paramedicine Referral Form – Huron (only available on EMR)
- Community Paramedicine Referral Form – Perth (only available on EMR)
- Huron-Perth Heart Failure Program Referral Form (only available on EMR)
- Hub-Spoke Node Model of Care
- Advanced Care Planning Patient Handout
Heart Failure Medication Education
- Heart Failure, reduced Ejection Fraction approach to care
- Flexible diuretic regimen
- Quadruple Therapy suggestions for order of introduction (coming soon)
Introduction to Quadruple therapy
- ACEi, ARB
- Beta Blocker
- SGLT2
- MRA
- ARNI
- Starting and Target doses
- Medication selection tips
- Sick Day Planning
Heart Failure Guidelines
Heart Failure Education for UGME/PGME/CPD
Coming soon.