Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Heart failure happens when the heart can’t pump enough blood throughout the body.Chronic heart failure often happens because of other medical ...

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 ...

A new study from the UC Davis School of Medicine found striking differences at the cellular level between male and female mice with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The findings ...

Systolic congestive heart failure involves the left side of your heart losing its ability to pump effectively. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, weight gain, and swelling in your legs or ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a condition in which the heart does not fill with blood properly. In HFpEF, the heart can pump normally, but the heart is stiff and cannot ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...

Ann Ramirez first noticed something was wrong when, at age 48, she started waking up in the middle of the night out of breath. It felt like she was underwater, and had to wait for a wave to pass to ...

Share on Pinterest Emerging evidence suggests that oral semaglutide may reduce the risk of heart failure–related events in people with type 2 diabetes. JasonDoiy/Getty Images Oral semaglutide may ...

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 ...

Higher variability in the levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or triglycerides was independently associated with an ...

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 ...