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Heart Failure: Reducing Readmissions

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Heart failure, often known as congestive heart failure (CHF), occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs. The term heart failure is often used incorrectly to describe other cardiac conditions such as myocardial infarction (heart attack) or cardiac arrest. This is a serious condition, but one which responds well to certain medications, clinical oversight, and life style changes.

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  1. Marian Medical Center, Catholic HealthCare West, Santa Maria, CA, USA

    Kathi Farrell RN, BSN, PHN & Kathleen Sullivan RN, MSN

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  1. Kathi Farrell RN, BSN, PHN
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Correspondence to Kathi Farrell RN, BSN, PHN .

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  1. University of Wisconsin, Rheumatology Division Department of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    J. Timothy Harrington

  2. Division of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology Clinical Innovations, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eric D. Newman

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Farrell, K., Sullivan, K. (2012). Heart Failure: Reducing Readmissions. In: Harrington, J., Newman, E. (eds) Great Health Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1198-7_16

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