Where to Get More Help

Ask your family doctor or cardiologist to refer you to a doctor who is an expert in treating heart failure. You may also be able to find a heart failure expert by calling a local heart transplant center.

The heart failure expert likely will work with a heart failure clinic, where a team of clinicians can help you manage your heart failure.

Ask your clinician about a cardiac rehabilitation program near you. Ask how they can help you with your exercise program. Note: Check with your health insurance plan first to make sure they will cover your visit to a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Additional Resources

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
www.aahfn.org

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
www.pcna.net

Society of Chest Pain Centers
www.scpcp.org

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health
www.nhlbi.nih.gov