Temporary use of left ventricular assist devices, such as this one, in combination with medications can help restore normal cardiovascular function in some patients with heart failure, according to a ...

Milton Packer, MD: For years, the conventional approach to implementing the 4 foundational drugs for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF] was based purely on the historical sequence in ...

Decompensated heart failure (DHF) means that symptoms from heart failure are severe enough to require immediate medical attention. Dyspnea or shortness of breath is the most common symptom of DHF.

Heart failure is a rapidly growing public health issue that can be difficult to manage on a global scale. But there are tools that exist that can improve outcomes, such as guideline-directed medical ...

A focused update of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure Guidelines is published online today in European Heart Journal following the results of major new trials that should change ...

At least one person is diagnosed with heart failure every minute. Of those living with the disease, half are women. While there is no cure, heart failure can be managed with the proper knowledge, ...

Cardiac cirrhosis is a serious liver disorder that can be triggered by cardiac (heart) circulation issues such as heart failure. The key to managing it is to effectively treat the underlying heart ...