Congestive heart failure and heart failure are the same and mean the heart can't pump enough blood. Heart failure can be left-sided or right-sided, affecting different parts of the heart. Different ...

Millions of Americans live with a hidden heart condition, and researchers have found a key, noticeable warning sign.

In the United States, about 6.2 million adults have been diagnosed with heart failure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Heart failure is a chronic condition, and ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Heart attack and heart failure are two distinct but often confused cardiovascular conditions. A heart attack occurs suddenly when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue ...

The recent decision by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) could help change the model through which physicians think ...

A patient fact sheet outlining the differences between heart failure and cardiomyopathy, including subtypes of each condition and diagnostic procedures for both. Cardiomyopathy is a group of heart ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...