TUPELO — The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: My mother is 80 years old and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure about two years ago. In November, her left leg started to swell and is still swollen after 14 trips to the ...

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart ...

Share on Pinterest Might loss of smell indicate heart problems? Image credit: Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images. About 64 million people globally have heart failure. Researchers from Michigan State ...

Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned ...

From the traditional view, the hemodynamic point of view, HF is defined as a pathophysiologic condition in which impaired cardiac performance is responsible for the heart's inability, at normal ...

Q: I was recently hospitalized for congestive heart failure. I have both right- and left-sided heart failure. How are they different? A: The right side of the heart receives blood from your veins that ...

The S3 heart sound occurs as the mitral valve opens and allows blood to fill the left ventricle passively. The sound happens as a result of blood striking the left ventricle during early diastole. An ...