Heart Failure Medical Reference
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What is right-side heart failure?
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.
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Do I Need an ICD for Heart Failure?
If you have an abnormal heartbeat, your doctor may recommend an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD.
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Heart Failure: Signs Your Treatment Isn’t Working
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.
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Is It Heart Failure or a Heart Attack?
WebMD explains the differences in causes and symptoms of heart failure and a heart attack.
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What Are LVADs for Heart Failure?
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.
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Heart Failure: Signs Your Treatment Isn’t Working
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.
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Heart Failure: Rehab by Stage
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.
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Why Are My Lungs Congested?
WebMD explains some of the reasons your chest may feel heavy or tight, including heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, and asthma.
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Heart Failure Questions to Ask Your Doctor
WebMD provides you with questions to ask your doctor about heart failure.
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Edema: Types, Causes, and Symptoms
"Edema" is the medical word for swelling. Many conditions can cause it.
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Heart Failure Symptoms
Some common symptoms of heart failure may surprise you. WebMD tells you more.
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What Is Heart Failure?
WebMD explains the stages of heart failure and treatments used for each.
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Heart Failure Treatment
WebMD tells you about treatments for heart failure, along with lifestyle changes to manage the condition.
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Treating Severe Heart Failure
Severe heart failure may be treated with inotropic therapy. Learn more from WebMD about this treatment.
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Heart Failure Treatment by Stage
WebMD explains the Stages of Heart Failure, including lifestyle and treatment guidelines.
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Heart Failure and the Echocardiogram
Learn more from WebMD about echocardiograms and how they're used in the diagnosis of heart failure.
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10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Heart Failure
If you've been diagnosed with heart failure, you might want to ask your doctor these questions from WebMD.
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Heart Failure and the Biventricular Pacemaker
WebMD explains when and how a biventricular pacemaker is used as a treatment for heart failure.
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Heart Failure -- the Basics
WebMD experts provide the basics on heart failure.
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Symptoms of Heart Failure
Learn about the symptoms of heart failure from the experts at WebMD.
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Detecting and Treating Heart Failure
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure.
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High Blood Pressure and Heart Failure
WebMD explains the link between high blood pressure and heart failure.
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Heart Failure Symptoms
WebMD explains the symptoms of heart failure, such as swelling and shortness of breath.
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Treating Heart Failure With Digoxin
Digoxin is often used to treat symptoms of heart failure. Learn more from WebMD about types of this medication, including its side effects and interaction with other drugs.
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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.
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