The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure update: Heart failure in ethnic minority populations, heart failure and pregnancy, disease management, and quality improvement/assurance programs

Authors

Jonathan G. Howlett, University of Calgary
Robert S. McKelvie, McMaster University
Jeannine Costigan, St. Mary's General Hospital
Anique Ducharme, Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal
Estrellita Estrella-Holder, Hôpital St-Boniface
Justin A. Ezekowitz, University of Alberta
Nadia Giannetti, Université McGill
Haissam Haddad, Institut de Cardiologie de l'Université d'Ottawa
George A. Heckman, McMaster University
Anthony M. Herd, University of Manitoba
Debra Isaac, University of Calgary
Simon Kouz, Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière
Kori Leblanc, University of Toronto
Peter Liu, University of Toronto
Elizabeth Mann, QEII Health Sciences Centre
Gordon W. Moe, Saint Michael's Hospital University of Toronto
Eileen O'Meara, Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal
Miroslav Rajda, QEII Health Sciences Centre
Samuel Siu, Western UniversityFollow
Paul Stolee, University of Waterloo
Elizabeth Swiggum, The University of British Columbia
Shelley Zeiroth, University of Manitoba

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Journal

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volume

26

Issue

4

First Page

185

Last Page

202

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70367-6

Abstract

Since 2006, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines have published annual focused updates for cardiovascular care providers. The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society HF guidelines update focuses on an increasing issue in the western world - HF in ethnic minorities - and in an uncommon but important setting - the pregnant patient. Additionally, due to increasing attention recently given to the assessment of how care is delivered and measured, two critically important topics - disease management programs in HF and quality assurance - have been included. Both of these topics were written from a clinical perspective. It is hoped that the present update will become a useful tool for health care providers and planners in the ongoing evolution of care for HF patients in Canada. © 2010 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.