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Heart Failure Medications: A Patient and Caregiver Guide [English] Permalink Public

This guide has been created to: explain what medications may be recommended to treat your symptoms and improve your quality of life, support your conversations with your health care team, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others, and help you ensure that you receive the best heart failure care available by understanding practice guidelines and advocating for them in your care. (English)

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Guide to Heart-Healthy Label Reading (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet explains how to read the Nutrition Facts label found on food items and includes definitions for the specific terms that are used. (English) Colour

This factsheet is part of Heart Healthy Nutrition (262584).

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Heart Healthy Eating Guidelines [English] Permalink Public

General tips and guidelines for eating foods that are heart healthy. Also includes what foods you need to limit or stay away from to reduce your risk of heart disease. (English) Colour

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Limiting Sodium (Salt) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Too much sodium in your diet increases your risk for heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and kidney stones. This fact sheet gives you information about salt substitutes, how to avoid salt, reading nutrition labels, and tips for seasoning without salt. (English) Colour

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Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Program (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

This program is for you if you had any of the following: heart attack, heart surgery, angioplasty, stent, or pacemaker. (Punjabi) Colour

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Preparing for Cardiac Catheterization (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. A long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck, or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart. Using this catheter, doctors can then do diagnostic tests. (Punjabi) Colour

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Heart Failure Care: What to do for my heart condition [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Heart function care information around what I need to do for my heart condition including types of heart failure, weight monitoring, medication, and salt and fluid intake. Levels of permitted activity and symptoms to be aware of are included in this resource. (Punjabi) Colour

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Heart Failure Care: What to do for my heart condition [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

Heart function care information around what I need to do for my heart condition including types of heart failure, weight monitoring, medication, and salt and fluid intake. Levels of permitted activity and symptoms to be aware of are included in this resource. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Preparing for Insertion of a Heart Device (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

This information helps you prepare for a Pacemaker, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD),Loop Recorder, or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)at Royal Columbian Hospital, including instructions on how to eat, bath, and take medication before the procedure as well as how to get to the hospital and what to bring with you. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Preparing for Insertion of a Heart Device (Royal Columbian Hospital) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Public

This information helps you prepare for a Pacemaker, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD),Loop Recorder, or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)at Royal Columbian Hospital, including instructions on how to eat, bath, and take medication before the procedure as well as how to get to the hospital and what to bring with you. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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