Heart failure is the result of the heart not being able to pump blood.
Heart failure is becoming an increasing burden to Canadians and health
care. In recent years, the number of hospital admissions due to heart
failure and its costs has increased. Many hospital admissions due to
heart failure can be prevented through patient self-management (patient
awareness of how they feel). Clinics that help patients with
self-management result in less hospital admissions and improved patient
quality of life. Patients with heart failure who live in smaller urban
and rural areas do not have access to these special heart failure
clinics. Therefore, patients with heart failure in smaller urban and
rural areas do not receive the same health care.
