Heart failure case study paper

The management plan included intraveneous frusemide 40mg twice daily, aspirin 150mg once daily, simvastatin 40mg once at night and ramipril 2.5mg once a day. Besides, patient was asked to restrict his fluid intake to 500ml per day and oxygen therapy was given to patient at high flow using a face mask when patient experiencing shortness of breath.

A number of therapeutic and general management steps should be considered for all such patients. Whereas in stable patients clinical identification or grading of the severity of heart failure is unreliable [1], recent studies suggest that in acute heart failure clinical diagnosis is much more secure [2].

The main objective of this study is to estimate death rates due to heart failure and to investigate its link with some major risk factors by choosing Faisalabad (third most populous city of Pakistan) as study area. Current study is based on 299 patients of heart failure comprising of 105 women and 194 men.

Current study is based on 299 patients of heart failure comprising of 105 women and 194 men. All the patients were more than 40 years old, having left ventricular systolic dysfunction and falling in NYHA class III and IV.