Heart Disease Page 2 Multimedia Topics

Understanding Your Medications
This video explains that although medications cannot cure heart failure they have to be taken in order to control symptoms. It covers the main classifications of drugs (ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin receptor blockers, Beta blockers, diuretics, and Aldosterone blockers) and how each medication works to manage symptoms. Medication guidelines, side effects, dosage adjustments and when to call the healthcare team are included. The cost of the medications is mentioned in the video, opening the door for a dialogue about the problems this may be causing for the patient.
10 minutes $150

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Eating to Feel Better
This program explains that the foods patients eat affect how they feel. After pointing out that limiting sodium is one of the best things people can do to control symptoms, this video shows patients how to select food, prepare food and eat to maintain health. The video covers sodium and fluid restriction as well as eliminating alcohol and tobacco. Patients, featured in the video, are shown working with a dietitian. This video covers tips for grocery shopping as well as dining out.
14 minutes $150

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Staying Active
This reassuring video encourages heart failure patients to stay active in order to feel better. Patients are shown how to begin, under the guidance of their healthcare provider, gradually increasing their activity level and staying motivated. The video suggests different activities heart failure patients can do and stresses that physical activity can help them manage heart failure symptoms. People who actually have heart failure are featured throughout the video.
09 minutes $150

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Learning to Cope
Through the testimony of other heart failure patients this video helps patients see how heart failure is affecting them emotionally. It covers accepting the condition and its symptoms, the physical stress cycle, depression, coping with lifestyle changes, coping with relationships and the importance of formally planning advanced directives. Patients are encouraged to seek support from family, friends, and outside support groups. Coping with the symptoms and emotions of heart failure is shown as an attainable goal. The video shows scenes from an actual support group.
10 minutes $150

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Getting Ready to Leave the Hospital
This video gives heart failure patients vital information they need to keep them healthier and out of the hospital. It is designed to address the needs of the hospital discharge staff member or other educator who is working with a newly diagnosed patient or patient with poor heart failure management. The video stresses things patients should do right away to begin controlling heart failure. It recommends patients schedule the follow-up appointment, take all medications as prescribed, and avoid salt, tobacco and alcohol. Balancing a safe level of activity with adequate rest is discussed as well as the importance of daily weight checks and watching for worsening symptoms. The video lists specific symptoms that require physician contact or a trip to the emergency room.
07 minutes $150

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Congestive Heart Failure
This video provides an overview of the information patients need to manage their congestive heart failure. The video covers risk factors, symptoms, medications, sodium and fluid restrictions, balancing activity and rest, stress, and regular weight monitoring. Types of medications are explained along with cautions about side effects, and the importance of taking medications exactly as prescribed. The video helps patients distinguish those problems for which they should call the healthcare team.
English or Spanish 14 minutes $150

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Heart Disease and Emotions
Helps viewers recognize how the emotional reactions they have to heart disease can interfere with their recovery and suggests ways of coping. Actual patients share their experiences.
21 minutes $150

Emotional Aspects of Heart Disease
This program features a host who guides you through the following topics (actual patient comments illustrate the points being made):

Heart Failure Learning to Cope
Through the testimony of other heart failure patients this video helps patients see how heart failure is affecting them emotionally. It covers accepting the condition and its symptoms, the physical stress cycle, depression, coping with lifestyle changes, coping with relationships and the importance of formally planning advanced directives. Patients are encouraged to seek support from family, friends, and outside support groups. Coping with the symptoms and emotions of heart failure is shown as an attainable goal. The video shows scenes from an actual support group.
10 minutes $150

Heart to Heart Controlling the Cardiac Blues
Give your cardiac patients a quick start on making the lifestyle changes they need to make with this new six-part video series. Hosted by Murray Rubin (himself a cardiac patient), "Heart to Heart" tapes feature real cardiac patients in unrehearsed interviews.
22 minutes $150

Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Identifies signs of a heart attack to help patients and families know when to seek emergency care. Differentiates symptoms of angina from a possible infarction and provides a description of nitroglycerin protocol. Stresses getting to the hospital quickly where thrombolitic drugs can reduce the damage of a heart attack.
English or Spanish 08 minutes $150

Recovering from a Heart Attack
Explains what causes a heart attack and answers patients' most pressing questions about recovery. Describes what to expect during the hospital stay, including possible tests and procedures.
English or Spanish 12 minutes $150

HeartSafe Healthy Choices to Protect Your Heart
Hosted by Martin Sheen, HeartSafe is designed as a home-study course to help patients understand lifestyle risks such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and inactivity.
52 minutes $150

Heart Attack Every Minute Counts
This program discusses symptoms such as indigestion, heartburn, sweating, and shortness of breath. Stresses the importance of recognizing these warning signs and quickly getting to the hospital. Covers treatment with blood clot dissolving medication.
10 minutes $150

High Cholesterol An Introduction to Treatment
This video gives patients the basics of the treatment plan for high cholesterol. It covers LDLs and HDLs, which foods to eat and which to avoid, reading nutrition labels, dining out and cholesterol-lowering medications.
English or Spanish 23 minutes $150

High Blood Pressure An Introduction to Treatment
This newly revised video features the most recent blood pressure categories outlined by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, including the "prehypertension" level. It helps patients make a lifelong commitment to controlling their blood pressure through changing their lifestyle. The video gives patients the information they need to help them quit smoking, lose weight, reduce sodium, reduce alcohol consumption, and get more physically active. The video explains that in some cases patients may need to take medication. Possible side effects and tips for incorporating medication into a daily schedule are covered.
English or Spanish 16 minutes $150