A quick guide to guidelines
There is a good chance that when you have spoken to a doctor or nurse about your heart failure, the advice they gave may have been informed by ‘clinical guidelines’. But what are clinical guidelines, who writes them and how are these recommendations agreed?
Explore the infographic below to find out more. As we learn more about heart failure it is only right that recommendations for how it is treated are updated in line with the latest thinking, research and knowledge.
This is why clinical guidelines are updated and new versions are published – for example last summer both the American Heart Association (AHA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC), two leading organisations of experts in heart conditions, published updates to their guidelines to reflect the latest understanding of how best to diagnose, treat and manage heart failure.
Why heart failure matters to you
David Sculthorpe, CEO of Canadian patient advocacy group, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, discusses heart failure in Canada and how it impacts so many.
Talking to your doctor
It’s important to take time to talk to your doctor about your heart failure. Click here for some tips.
Heart failure symptom checker
Use our symptom checker tool to help you to evaluate and discuss your heart failure symptoms with your doctor.
