Patient Education

View NewYork-Presbyterian's Patient Education page to see all Patient Education materials including Health Matters handouts on Diabetes, Medication Safety, Nutrition and more.

• About Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Regionalization
• How the heart failure team approaches patient care

COVID-19 Resources

• Check COVID-19 first - Cover Your Cough
• Coronavirus precautions
• Keeping your distance
• Taking care of yourself if you've been exposed

Heart Failure Guides

Patient Self Help

• General guide to heart failure | Español
  • Signs and treatments for heart failure
• Heart failure: Exercise
  • The Role of Physical Activity in Health and Wellness
  • Heart Failure: Being Active
• Heart failure: Medication
  • Heart Failure: Medicines to Avoid
• Heart failure: Nutrition
  • 7 Tips to Healthy Weight
  • Choices for Your Plate
• Heart failure zones  | Español
  • Daily symptom checks
• Heart healthy recipes
• Fluid restriction
• Daily weight record | Español
  • Checking your weight daily
• Medication tracker | Español
• Self-Care and support
  • Heart Failure: Small Steps to Self-Care
  • Heart Failure: Support After Your Hospital Stay
  • Heart Failure: How Support Can Help

Heart Failure Treatment Options

• Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)
• LVAD: Candidates and life after surgery

Medical Guides

• Power switch for Thoratec Devices
• Power switch for HeartWare Device
• Dressing change

Helpful Links

• American College of Physicians: Guide to Heart Failure

Health Library Resources

• Topic: Heart Failure

• Heart Failure: Self-Care

• Heart Failure: Learn to Recognize Symptoms

• Heart Failure: When to Act on Your Symptoms