Patient Resources and Education
Patient resources and information on heart failure
We maintain an active list of resources, both online as well as print, for patients. The below list is a sample. Ask your cardiologist for additional resources.
Books
- Mark Silver, MD, Success with Heart Failure. Help and Hope for those with Congestive Heart Failure, Da Capo Press, 2006. ISBN 13978-0-7382-1072-8
- Kate Lorig, Halsted Holman, MD, David Sobel, MD, Diana Laurent, MPH, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Stroke, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema & Others., P.O. Box 1377, Boulder, CO 80306, Call toll-free: 1-800-676-2855
Education Modules on Heart Failure
Heart Failure Society of America – Education Modules
- Taking Control of Your Heart Failure
- How to Follow a Low-sodium Diet
- Heart Failure Medicines
- Self-care: Following Your Treatment Plan and Dealing with Your Symptoms
- Exercise and Activity
- Managing Feelings About Heart Failure
- Tips for Family and Friends
- Lifestyle Changes: Managing Other Chronic Conditions
- Advance Care Planning
- Heart Rhythm Problems
- How to Evaluate Claims of New Heart Failure Treatments and Cures
Online Self-management Workshops
- Get the support you need and find practice ways to deal with pain, fatigue, and stress
- Discover better nutrition and exercise choices
- Understand new treatment
- Learn better ways to talk with your doctor and family about your health
- Recovery Act Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Oregon State Profile, Administration on Aging
