The Heart Failure Clinic Congestive Heart Failure or CHF, occurs when the heart is unable to circulate blood adequately throughout the body. This is a serious, chronic condition and without proper care, can require repeated trips to the hospital for treatment. Treatments The Heart Failure Clinic Offer Doctors at The Heart Failure Clinic at The Reading Hospital Regional Heart Center can easily identify heart failure as well as coronary artery disease and offer efficient and effective treatments. With the right therapies, the symptoms of heart failure can be controlled in many cases and patients can resume many of their regular activities. The team of specialists include physicians, nurses, nutritionists, exercise physiologists and social workers, all of whom work in partnership to save patients' lives and optimize their quality of life. state-of-the-art therapies by an experienced medical staff; intensive outpatient care for patients with symptomatic heart failure, complete cardiovascular testing services, including metabolic stress testing, infusion therapy administered for patients with refractory heart failure, nutritional and exercise consultations, access to clinical trials. supportive, caring, staff available to answer questions about symptoms and treatments and transplant referrals coordinated by specially trained physicians and nurse practitioners. For more information please call 610-685-5800 or toll-free, 866-5-HEART-5   © 2004 CAWR All Rights Reserved.