Heart Failure Medical Reference
- Heart Failure and Beta-Blockers
Beta-blockers are drugs that improve the heart's ability to relax. Learn how this medication is used to treat heart failure.
- High Blood Pressure and Heart Failure
Find out how high blood pressure is linked to heart failure.
- A Glossary of Heart Failure Terms
Become informed of important heart failure terminology.
- Heart Failure Symptoms
WebMD explains the symptoms of heart failure, such as swelling and shortness of breath.
- Heart Failure and the Biventricular Pacemaker
WebMD explains a special type of pacemaker called a biventricular pacemaker that is used for treatment of heart failure.
- Heart Failure and Calcium Channel Blockers
WebMD explains the use of calcium channel blockers to treat heart failure.
- Heart Failure Medication Guidelines
WebMD provides guidelines for taking your heart medication whether you're at home or on the road.
- Treating Heart Failure With Aldactone
Learn how the diuretic aldactone can be used to treat heart failure.
- Your Heart Rate: What Does It Say?
Your heart rate is an important number to know. How do you measure it? What should it be during exercise? The answers lie ahead.
- Heart Failure and the LVAD
A left ventricular assist device -- also called an LVAD -- can help a heart weakened by heart failure.
- B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
If you have heart failure, you may have heard of a BNP blood test. But what is it?