Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
Where to go from here
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to start avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure.
Talk with your health professional
If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your health professional. You may want to use a highlighter to mark areas or make notes in the margins of pages where you have questions.
Take your symptoms record with you when you visit your doctor. Be sure to let your doctor know if you are noticing changes in your symptoms.
Talk with your doctor about what might be triggers for you. Discuss ways you can avoid those triggers.
If you would like more information about sudden heart failure, the following resource is available:
Organizations
American Heart Association (AHA) 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721) Web Address: www.americanheart.org Call the American Heart Association (AHA) to find your nearest local or state AHA group. The AHA can provide brochures and information on support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a nationwide organization whose members visit heart patients and provide information and support. AHA's Web site also has health information on various heart-related conditions.
Dietitians of Canada 480 University Avenue Suite 604 Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 Phone: (416) 596-0857 Fax: (416) 596-0603 Web Address: www.dietitians.ca The Dietitians of Canada Web site provides a wide range of food and nutrition information, including fact sheets on frequently asked food and diet questions, quizzes and other tools to assess your diet habits, and meal planning guides.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 222 Queen Street Suite 1402 Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9 Phone: (613) 569-4361 Fax: (613) 569-3278 Web Address: www.heartandstroke.ca The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada works to improve the health of Canadians by preventing and reducing disability and death from heart disease and stroke through research, health promotion, and advocacy.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: October 23, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology | |
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