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What to do with Heart Failure Medications if I am Sick [English] Permalink Public
Information for patients who have heart failure and what to do when they are sick. Adapted from the 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure and Diabetes Canada Guidelines by RxFiles (English)
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This sheet tell you about having a echocardiogram using contrast. It explains how to prepare and what to expect before, during after the echocardiogram. We review it in more detail before the procedure. (English) Colour
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267905Welcome to the Cardiac Telemetry Unit [English] Permalink Public
Cardiac telemetry monitoring is a way our doctors and nurses can check on the health of your heart. The monitoring helps your healthcare team diagnose and manage conditions that affect your heart. (English) Black & White
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267746SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure [English] Permalink Public
SGLT2 stands for Sodium-GLucose co-Transporter 2. This is a group of medicines that work in your kidneys to help remove extra fluid from your body (dapagliflozin or Forxiga®, empagliflozin or Jardiance®). This factsheet explains how this medicine works, how to take the medicine, what to watch for, and how to care for yourself while taking this medicine. (English) Colour
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267976Your Heart Stress Test While in Hospital [English] Permalink Public
For people having a heart stress test during a hospital stay. A heart stress test is a way of finding out if one or more of your coronary arteries are blocked. This factsheet explains the 2 parts of the test and the 4 types of heart stress tests. (English) Colour
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268369Ivabradine in Heart Failure [English] Permalink Public
Ivabradine helps manage your heart failure (brand name Lancora®). This factsheet explains how this medicine works, how to take the medicine, what to watch for, and how to care for yourself while taking this medicine. (English) Colour
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267977Sacubitril-Valsartan in Heart Failure [English] Permalink Public
This is 2 medicines combined, sacubitril and valsartan (brand name Entresto®). We use this medicine to treat certain types of heart failure. This factsheet explains how the medicine works, how to take the medicine, what to watch for, and how to care for yourself while taking this medicine. (English) Colour
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26797824 Hour Holter Monitor [English] Permalink Public
Your doctor wants to know about your heart rate, heart rhythm, and any possible fast, slow, or irregular heartbeats (called arrhythmias). This sheets explains how we do this test. (English) Colour
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268475Exercise Tolerance Test [English] Permalink Public
Your doctor has recommended you have an exercise tolerance test. This test monitors the flow of blood within your heart as you exercise. This sheet explains how the test is done. (English) Colour
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268476Event Monitor [English] Permalink Public
Your doctor wants to know about your heart rate, heart rhythm, and any possible fast, slow, or irregular heartbeats (called arrhythmias). This sheet explains how we do this test. (English) Colour
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