Heart failure (HF) remains a pressing health concern, with rising prevalence globally. Subjectivity and ambiguity in the definition of HF and its antecedent stages have limited research, global ...

Global health experts have updated the definition and guidelines for heart failure to address its rising prevalence. The ...

The "Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure" addresses changes in disease manifestations, diagnostic strategies and the ...

A new international expert consensus document refines and updates how heart failure is identified and classified, aiming to ...

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...

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 failure happens when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently. The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, and general weakness.

Heart, kidney and metabolic health are closely connected. Know the warning signs, causes, risk factors and latest expert ...

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 ...

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 ...