Heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump blood as well as it should. It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure).

Heart failure is a global health issue. There is a common notion that heart failures can cause permanent damage and can never be reversed, but is this true? Can heart failure be reversed with the ...

Patients who responded positively to shunt treatment experienced more beneficial changes in their heart's structure and function compared with nonresponders. After 2 years of follow-up, a post hoc ...

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 ...

Heart valve diseases affect how blood flows through the heart muscle. Symptoms of heart valve disease can be subtle or develop slowly over time, with extreme fatigue often being the first sign.

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 ...