Flinders Medical Centre - Heart Failure
Service Overview
Heart Failure - self management education, clinical assessment (including point of care ECU), heart failure drug titration, facilitate heart failure cardiology OPD follow ups.
Aim for hospital avoidance, utilise HFN guided intravenous frusemide in OPD setting for people within inclusion criteria. Facilitate home dobutamine/ milrinone management for ESHF or patients awaiting heart transplant.
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Adults with chronic heart failure confirmed on echo:
• LVEF ≤ 40% or Symptomatic diastolic dysfunction (LVEF ≥ 45%)
• Valvular heart disease (who are not for immediate surgical intervention)
• People who have been admitted for decompensated heart failure
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Monday - Friday (8-4pm), not available on public holidays. Heart Failure exercise program (6 weeks), heart failure nurse clinic or home visit (home assessment), phone call/ follow up, referral to services e.g. dietitian, psychologist from needs analysis.
Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Heart Failure Management What is this?
Eligible Patients
Diagnosis
Procedures