When the heart struggles to pump efficiently, a cascade of events unfolds. Fluid accumulates in the lungs and extremities. Breathing becomes labored. Simple activities like climbing stairs or carrying ...

The researchers of a recent British Medical Journal paper reviewed heart failure diagnosis and management data. Heart failure has led to considerable health and financial burdens globally, especially ...

In addition to a healthy lifestyle, medications are an important part of care required to help you live longer and better with heart failure. Once you start to experience symptoms from heart failure ...

Patients who have been treated for heart failure and experience an improvement of their pump function, are still at higher risk of heart-related death or hospitalization if they stop taking heart ...

Treatment of heart failure patients with these therapies led to fewer hospitalizations and lower calorie intake, which together translated into decreased greenhouse gas emissions, less medical waste, ...

People who live in neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty and unemployment are less likely to fill their heart-failure drug prescriptions than those living in wealthier areas, a new study shows.

Share on Pinterest Could personalized text “nudges” help to reduce medication nonadherence? Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images A new study suggests that receiving personalized SMS text “nudges” about ...

Heart failure disproportionately affects the black community, with research showing significantly higher rates compared to other populations. While various factors contribute to this disparity, ...

A medication that is currently used for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes has been found to reduce the risk of worsening heart failure and cardiovascular death in certain people ...