Confused about the differences between a heart attack and heart failure? Learn the distinct symptoms of each and when to seek emergency medical care.

Dr. William Abraham answers the question: 'What Is Heart Failure?' — -- Question: What is heart failure? Answer: Congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome associated with either weakness or ...

High blood pressure causes your heart's walls to thicken, which increases your risk of congestive heart failure (CHF).

Heart Failure Awareness Week (HFAW), which takes place February 11-17 2024, was created to encourage education and awareness on heart failure and best practices for prevention.¹ While the entirety of ...

Knowing what sets the big three heart dangers apart saves lives. While heart attack, cardiac arrest, and heart failure might sound like different ways to describe the same thing, each is unique.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters per minute. He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level ...

When signs point to heart failure, your physician will ask a number of questions, do a physical exam, and use a variety of tests to make a definitive diagnosis. One of the key questions you might ...

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is a procedure to place a durable mechanical heart pump into a poorly functioning heart. LVADs help your heart’s lower left chamber (ventricle) pump blood ...

How Does Jardiance Work for Heart Failure? Jardiance helps to lower the workload on the heart. Normally, the kidneys filter in a way that keeps all of the sugar in the bloodstream rather than allowing ...

More than 99% of people who experienced a heart attack, heart failure, or stroke had at least one of four major ...

Background Hospitalisation with acute heart failure (AHF) carries a high risk of death, and those surviving to discharge ...