Patient Education Resources

Heart Healthy, Sodium Restricted Guidelines: 1500 to 2000 mg sodium per day

Heart healthy eating can help you feel good and give you energy. This pamphlet explains how to eat heart healthy. Foods that are best choices and foods to avoid are listed.

Heart Transplant

This guide will help you and your loved ones during the transplant process. This pamphlet describes getting ready for a transplant, getting ready once a heart becomes available, and what to expect after surgery.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) - The Jordan Boyd Inherited Heart Disease Clinic

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy thickens the heart muscle and puts you at risk of dangerous, fast heart rhythms. The pamphlet explains the cause of HCM, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Life After a Heart Attack

This pamphlet answers questions you may have after having a heart attack. It includes ways to lower your risk factors for heart disease, medications, and more.

Living With Your Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) finds and corrects dangerous fast heart rates that start in the bottom of your heart. This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what an ICD is, and what will happen after your procedure.

Living With Your Pacemaker

This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what a pacemaker is, how the procedure is done, what will happen after your procedure, and your care at home. This pamphlet is also available in French.

My Heart Failure Passport

This Passport will help you take an active part in treating your heart failure. You can use it to record daily measurements (like your weight, blood pressure, heart rate, symptoms, and how you are feeling) and any medications you are taking. It can also help you to understand your disease better and learn about the importance of making changes to your lifestyle.

My Holter Diary

You have been scheduled for a Holter exam. This is a recording of your heart, called an ECG/EKG (electrocardiogram). This pamphlet explains what to do during your Holter exam and what to write in your Holter diary.

Nitroglycerin (Nitro) Pumpspray

Nitroglycerin (nitro) pumpspray (also called nitro spray) is used to treat chest pain or discomfort. This pamphlet explains why you may need this medication, how to take it, side effects, and how to store it. This pamphlet is also available in French (FF85-1782).

PFO or ASD Closure: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) or an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

During a PFO or an ASD closure, a puncture is made in your groin so that the doctor can put a special catheter (tube) into your vein. This pamphlet explains what to bring to the hospital, what to expect before, during and after the procedure.