The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) Patient Education Committee developed the evidence-based education and information to assist individuals living with heart failure, their families, and caregivers. Knowledge and increased awareness are key to improved management of heart failure and leading a healthier life.

The following educational materials are available to print or download.

Protect Yourself from Air Pollution Protect Yourself from Air Pollution
Protect Yourself from Heat Risk Protect Yourself from Heat Risk
Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea
Spring Cleaning for Your Heart
A Guide for Heart Failure Patients Spring Cleaning for Your Heart
The Fantastic Four of HFrEF Management The Fantastic Four of HFrEF Management
What Should I look for When Grocery Shopping? What Should I look for When Grocery Shopping?
What Can I Eat to Stay Healthy? What Can I Eat to Stay Healthy?
How Do I Apply This To My Daily Diet? How Do I Apply This To My Daily Diet?
Heart Failure & Salt
How to follow a low salt diet Heart Failure & Salt
What you should bring when you go to the doctor's office? What you should bring when you go to the doctor's office?
When do you need a special heart failure doctor? When do you need a special heart failure doctor?
Partner With Your Health Care Team Partner With Your Health Care Team
Conserve Your Strength Conserve Your Strength
How and When to Adjust Diuretics How and When to Adjust Diuretics
Change Your Diet Change Your Diet
Daily Weights Daily Weights
Understanding Heart Failure Understanding Heart Failure
What is Atrial Fibrillation? What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Don't Pass the Salt
Recipes for Success Don't Pass the Salt
Holiday Guide Holiday Guide
Eating Out Eating Out
Healthy Snacking Healthy Snacking
Ethnic & Regional Eating Ethnic & Regional Eating
Warm up Exercises
Lace up and Go Warm up Exercises
Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome) Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome)
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Pregnancy Pregnancy
Hypertension (HTN) Hypertension (HTN)
Valve Disease Valve Disease
Cardiotoxins Cardiotoxins
Viral Illness Viral Illness
Cardiorenal Syndrome Cardiorenal Syndrome
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation
Exercise Log Exercise Log
What Pedometers Tell You What Pedometers Tell You
How to monitor your exercise Intensity How to monitor your exercise Intensity
Healthy Eating to Fuel your Workout Healthy Eating to Fuel your Workout
Healthy Eating to Fuel your Workout (menu) Healthy Eating to Fuel your Workout (menu)
Tips for Exercising Tips for Exercising
Staying Motivated Staying Motivated
Walking Program Walking Program
Biking Biking
Swimming Swimming
Six Minute Walk Test Instructions and Tracking Sheet
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Six Minute Walk Test Instructions and Tracking Sheet
Six Minute Walk Test Worksheet
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Six Minute Walk Test Worksheet
Six Minute Walk Test (6-MWT)
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Six Minute Walk Test (6-MWT)
Do's and Don't's
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Do's and Don't's
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Cardiac Rehabilitation
Motivational Techniques to Promote Patient Exercise & Activity
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Motivational Techniques to Promote Patient Exercise & Activity
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Assessing Functional Capacity
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Assessing Functional Capacity
Guiding Your Patient's Exercise Routine
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Guiding Your Patient's Exercise Routine
Medication Assistance Resources Medication Assistance Resources
How do I remember to take my pills? How do I remember to take my pills?
Medication Tracker Medication Tracker
Using Technology to Help Manage Medication Reminders Using Technology to Help Manage Medication Reminders
Device Care Device Care
Cardiorenal Syndrome
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Cardiorenal Syndrome
Eating Out
Spanish Version Eating Out
Healthy Snacking
Spanish Version Healthy Snacking
Ethnic and Regional Eating
Spanish Version Ethnic and Regional Eating
Low Sodium Seasoning Low Sodium Seasoning
How to Read a Label How to Read a Label
Facts about Salt Facts about Salt
Vinegar Vinegar
Ethnic Flavor Ethnic Flavor
Atrial Fibrillation
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Atrial Fibrillation
Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome)
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome)
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Pregnancy
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Pregnancy
Hypertension (HTN)
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Hypertension (HTN)
Valve Disease
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Valve Disease
Cardiotoxins
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Cardiotoxins
Viral Illness
Nurse Talking Tip Sheet Viral Illness