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Patient Education

• Biventricular Pacemaker and ICD (Biventricular ICD)

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• Coping with Heart Failure

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• Counseling for Depression

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• Depression Affects Your Mind and Body

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• Depression and Suicide in Older Adults

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• Depression and the Brain’s Chemical Balance

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• Depression: Tips to Help Yourself

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• Discharge Instructions for a Ventricular Assist Device

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• Discharge Instructions for Heart Failure

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Ages 2 to 18

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Men Ages 18 to 39

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Men Ages 40 to 49

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Men Ages 50 to 64

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Men Ages 65 and Older

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Women Ages 18 to 39

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Women Ages 40 to 49

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Women Ages 50 to 64

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• Health Screening Guidelines, Women Ages 65 and Older

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• Heart Failure and Depression

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• Heart Failure: Being Active

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• Heart Failure: Dealing with Sleep Problems

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• Heart Failure: Evaluating Your Heart

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• Heart Failure: Know Your Baselines

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• Heart Failure: Making Changes to Your Diet

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• Heart Failure: Procedures That May Help

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• Heart Failure: Tracking Your Weight

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• Heart Failure: Travel Concerns

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• Heart Failure: Warning Signs of a Flare-Up

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• Know the Symptoms of Depression

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• Life After Combat: Coping with Depression

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• Mood Swings and Depression After a Stroke

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• My Heart Failure Symptoms Chart

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• Recognizing Depression in Children and Teens

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• Recognizing Suicide Warning Signs in Yourself

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• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

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• Taking ACE Inhibitors

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• Taking Medicine to Control Heart Failure

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• Taking Medicines for Your Heart

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• Understanding Advanced Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Assist Devices

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• Understanding Electroconvulsive Therapy

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• What Can Cause Depression?

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• What Is Heart Failure

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• What You Can Do When a Loved One Is Depressed

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• When Your Child Has Heart Failure

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• When Your Teen Is Diagnosed with Depression