Heart Success Tallahassee

Our mission is to beat Heart Failure

People whose hearts are failing often struggle to breath when doing the simplest sort of exercise, such as walking to the mailbox. Heart failure is a very common diagnosis, affecting over 6 million Americans a year. It strikes patient of all ages and it is the leading cause of hospitalization for people over 65 with over $30 billion in medical costs per year. Heart failure is a progressive condition and it gradually loses its ability to pump enough blood to supply the body’s needs. Ultimately, retention of extra fluid or congestion will happen in most patients. So when patients develop symptoms we call it congestive heart failure. Many people don’t even know they have it because symptoms are often mistaken for signs of getting older. Heart failure does not develop overnight – it’s a progressive disease that starts slowly and gets worse over time.



Our mission is to improve the quality of life of patient diagnosed with heart failure by educating and promoting method of prevention and Enhancing behavior changes.




Why is so important to intervine?


Over 6 million adult Americans are living with heart failure, and prevalence is expected to rise 46 percent by 2030. The lifetime risk of heart failure from age 45 to 95 is between 20 and 45 percent. Every year in the United States, there are approximately 800,000 hospitalizations for this condition, with an incidence of 11.6 hospitalizations per 1000 for people aged 55 years or over, making it the leading causes of hospitalization in this age group. Furthermore, in 2016, 21.7 percent of patients over age 64 who were hospitalized with heart failure were readmitted within 30 days.


This pathology requires patients to follow complex medical regimens, comply with diet and exercise recommendations, actively engage with clinicians, and modify medications and behavior according to symptoms. This "self-care" is quite complex. In 2021, standard medical regimen often include at least a minimum four distinct classes of medications, some of which may be taken multiple times a day. In addition, patients are expected to restrict salt intake, monitor their weight daily, be able to identify early warning signs of deterioration, and adjust diuretic use according to clinical changes. Patients and caregivers may find these activities difficult to perform without education and support. The consequences of inadequate self-care are profound. Inability to manage medications or diet may account for as many as one in five admissions for HF




Questions?

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