Heart Failure Medical Reference

If your heart’s working harder than it has to, you could be at risk for right-side heart failure. Find out what causes it, what the symptoms are, and how to treat it.

If you have an abnormal heartbeat, your doctor may recommend an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD.

With heart failure, even if you're a model patient, you need to watch for new or returning symptoms. WebMD shares seven things to tell your doctor about.

WebMD explains the differences in causes and symptoms of heart failure and a heart attack.

An LVAD can keep your heart pumping while you wait for a transplant or heal from heart surgery. Here's what to expect if you get an LVAD.

With heart failure, even if you're a model patient, you need to watch for new or returning symptoms. WebMD shares seven things to tell your doctor about.

Cardiac rehabilitation is an important part of heart failure treatment and recovery. WebMD tells you about the different phases and what to expect at each one.

WebMD explains some of the reasons your chest may feel heavy or tight, including heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, and asthma.

WebMD provides you with questions to ask your doctor about heart failure.

"Edema" is the medical word for swelling. Many conditions can cause it.

Some common symptoms of heart failure may surprise you. WebMD tells you more.

WebMD explains the stages of heart failure and treatments used for each.

WebMD tells you about treatments for heart failure, along with lifestyle changes to manage the condition.

Severe heart failure may be treated with inotropic therapy. Learn more from WebMD about this treatment.

WebMD explains the Stages of Heart Failure, including lifestyle and treatment guidelines.

Learn more from WebMD about echocardiograms and how they're used in the diagnosis of heart failure.

If you've been diagnosed with heart failure, you might want to ask your doctor these questions from WebMD.

WebMD explains when and how a biventricular pacemaker is used as a treatment for heart failure.

WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure.

Learn about the symptoms of heart failure from the experts at WebMD.

WebMD experts provide the basics on heart failure.

Beta-blockers are drugs that improve the heart's ability to relax. WebMD looks at how this medication is used to treat heart failure.

WebMD explains how and why the diuretic aldactone is used to treat heart failure.

If you are caring for someone with heart failure who has had heart surgery, these tips from WebMD may help you help them recover and heal.

Your heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats in 1 minute. Learn more about what a normal heart rate is, how to measure it, how to lower a rapid heart rate, and what things can affect it.