Site Links for Heart Failure

• Heart Failure and Heart Transplants
• Why Are My Lungs Congested?
• Heart Failure and the Biventricular Pacemaker
• Implantable Devices for Heart-Failure Treatment
• Detecting and Treating Heart Failure
• Heart Failure and Caregiver Burnout
• How to Monitor Your Heart Failure
• Heart Failure Treatment With Potassium and Magnesium Supplements
• A Glossary of Heart Failure Terms
• Heart Failure Treatment by Stage
• Heart Failure and Stress Management
• Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure: Working With Your Medical Team
• Pacemaker for Heart Failure (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
• Pacemaker for Heart Failure (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
• Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure-Exams and Tests
• Joyce's Story: Feeling Better With a Pacemaker-Joyce's story
• Heart Failure-When to Call a Doctor
• Heart Failure-Treatment Overview
• Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure and Sleep Problems-Topic Overview
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure-Other Treatment
• History and Physical Exam for Heart Failure
• Heart Failure: Roles of Different Doctors
• Heart Failure and Sexual Activity-References
• Video: Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
• Joan's Story: Coping With Depression and Anxiety From Heart Failure-Joan's story
• Video: What Is Atherosclerosis and How Can It Lead to a Heart Attack or Stroke?
• Video on Heart Failure Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
• Video: Warning Signs of Cardiac Arrest
• Teeny-Tiny Mini Pacemaker
• Healing Heart Failure
• Heart Attack Symptoms and MCE
• Monitoring and Medicines for Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Other Places To Get Help
• Right-Sided Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure and Sexual Activity-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure-Other Places To Get Help
• Triggers of Sudden Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure-Prevention
• Heart Failure-References
• Your Doctor's Exam for Heart Failure
• Heart Failure-Medications
• Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
• How Often You'll See Your Doctor for Heart Failure
• Medications for Heart Failure
• Diuretics for Heart Failure
• Enjoying Life When You Have Heart Failure
• Edema: Types, Causes, and Symptoms
• Treating Heart Failure With ACE Inhibitors
• Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure Symptoms-Topic Overview
• Digoxin for Heart Failure
• Treating Heart Failure With Diuretics
• Is It Heart Failure or a Heart Attack?
• Heart Failure -- the Basics
• Heart Failure-What Increases Your Risk
• Heart Failure and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
• Heart Failure-Living With Heart Failure
• Caregiving After Surgery for Heart Failure
• Heart Failure: Signs Your Treatment Isn’t Working
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Frequently Asked Questions
• High-Output Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Cardiac Cachexia-Topic Overview
• Heart Failure Types-Topic Overview
• Treating Heart Failure With Aldactone
• Treating Heart Failure with Calcium Channel Blockers
• Heart Failure Symptoms
• What Are LVADs for Heart Failure?
• Classification of Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• Treating Heart Failure With Digoxin
• Symptoms of Heart Failure
• Heart Failure Symptoms
• Diet and Heart Failure
• When to Call the Doctor About Your Heart Failure
• Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
• Heart Failure-Surgery
• Heart Failure-Cause
• Heart Pump Medication and Heart Failure
• Treating Severe Heart Failure
• Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
• Heart Failure-Health Tools
• Heart Failure-Frequently Asked Questions
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Health Tools
• Heart Failure-Related Information
• Medicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure-Topic Overview
• What are the side effects associated with taking beta-blockers for heart failure?
• How do beta-blockers help with heart failure?
• What beta-blockers do doctors use to treat heart failure?
• Should you avoid taking certain drugs while taking beta-blockers?
• How should you take beta blockers to treat heart failure?
• Systolic Heart Failure: What Is It?
• Using Beta-Blockers to Treat Heart Failure
• How can blood pressure medicine cause heart failure?
• How can medications cause heart failure?
• What are some tips for medications that can cause heart failure?
• How can prescription drugs cause heart failure?
• What other types of drugs can cause heart failure?
• What are some precautions for taking natural supplements to prevent heart failure?
• How can diabetes medications cause heart failure?
• How can over-the-counter (OTC) drugs cause heart failure?
• How can nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) cause heart failure?
• How can natural supplements cause heart failure?
• Heart Failure-Coping With Your Feelings
• What Is Oxygen Therapy for Heart Failure?
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure-References
• How is leg edema treated?
• What are symptoms of pulmonary edema?
• How is edema treated?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by pregnancy?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by obstruction of flow?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by liver disease?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by kidney disease?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by a critical illness?
• What does edema mean?
• How do you know if you have cerebral edema (brain edema)?
• How does an edema happen?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by allergic reactions?
• What are the symptoms of edema in a small area from infection or inflammation?
• What are symptoms of edema from allergic reactions?
• What medications can cause edema?
• What are symptoms of leg edema?
• What causes an edema?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by low albumin?
• How do you know if your edema is caused by heart disease (congestive heart failure)?
• What is the definition of coronary artery disease?
• What is heart-related plaque?
• What is the definition of risk factor (for heart disease)?
• What causes a heart attack and heart failure?
• What are the symptoms of a heart attack?
• What Leads to Heart Failure?
• What is the definition of atherosclerosis?
• Conditions That Commonly Occur With Heart Failure
• How to tell the difference between a heart attack and heart failure
• What is the definition of anticoagulant (blood thinner)?
• What is the definition of stroke?
• What is the definition of carotid artery disease?
• How can coronary artery disease cause right-side heart failure?
• What is the definition of atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries")?
• What is the definition of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis)?
• What are the risks of getting an LVAD?
• Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)-Information about this medicine
• What is the definition of transient ischemic attack?
• What is the definition of coronary artery bypass graft?
• What is a CT coronary angiogram used for to diagnose heart failure?
• What is the definition of enhanced external counterpulsation?
• What is cardiac catheterization used for to diagnose heart failure?
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors-Information about this medicine
• How does coronary artery disease cause heart failure?
• What is the definition of free radical?
• What is the definition of homocysteine?
• How can you treat heart attacks?
• What is the difference between heart failure and a heart attack?
• What is the definition of angiogenesis?
• What conditions can cause heart failure?
• Myths and Facts About Heart Failure and AFib
• Are your lungs congested because of lung cancer?
• Are your lungs congested because of heart failure?
• Are your lungs congested because of pneumonia?
• Are your lungs congested because of asthma?
• Are your lungs congested because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
• Are your lungs congested because of a cold?
• Are your lungs congested because of a heart attack?
• Are your lungs congested because of allergies?
• What is the definition of magnetic resonance imaging?
• Heart Failure Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Athletes and Others
• Heart Failure Treatment
• Heart Failure: Disease Management Programs-Topic Overview
• Quick Tips: Self-Care for Heart Failure-Get started
• Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
• Heart Failure-Symptoms
• 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Heart Failure
• Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
• Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
• What is the definition of rheumatic valve disease?
• What is the definition of transtelephonic monitor?
• What is rheumatic heart disease?
• What is the definition of papillary muscles?
• What is the definition of sinoatrial node?
• What is the definition of platelets?
• What is the definition of rheumatic fever?
• What is the definition of pulse rate?
• What is the definition of total cholesterol?
• What is the definition of pericardium?
• What is a stunned myocardium?
• What is the definition of Sestamibi exercise stress test?
• What is the definition of sodium?
• What is the definition of selective sinus node inhibitors?
• What is the definition of systolic pressure?
• What is the definition of regurgitation?
• What is the definition of trans-myocardial revascularization?
• What is the definition of rotoblation?
• What is the definition of stenosis?
• What is the definition of thrombus?
• What is the definition of transesophageal echocardiogram?
• What is the definition of premature ventricular contraction?
• What are heart valves?
• What is the definition of subvalvular aortic stenosis?
• What is the definition of syncope?
• What is the definition of variant angina?
• What is ventricular septal defect?
• What is the definition of tachycardia?
• What is the definition of head upright tilt test?
• What is the definition of occlusion?
• What is the definition of cardiac rehabilitation?
• What is the definition of positron emission tomography?
• What is the definition of radial artery?
• What is the definition of sphygmomanometer?
• What is the definition of ventricles?
• What is the definition of pacemaker?
• What is the definition of patency rate?
• What is the definition of thrombolytic medication?
• What is the definition of tricuspid valve?
• What is the definition of pulmonary edema?
• What is the definition of pulmonic valve?
• What is the definition of Wolff Parkinson White syndrome?
• What is the definition of ventricular rupture?
• What is the definition of pericarditis?
• What is the definition of infarction?
• What is the definition of saphenous vein?
• What is the definition of veins?
• What is the definition of thallium exercise stress test?
• What is the definition of systole?
• What is a nuclear scan?
• What is the definition of coarctation of the aorta?
• What is the definition of prophylaxis?
• What is the definition of triglyceride?
• What is the definition of ejection fraction?
• What is the definition of metabolic exercise stress test?
• What is the definition of mitral insufficiency?
• What is the definition of myocardium?
• What is lead extraction?
• What is the definition of carbohydrate?
• What is the definition of cholesterol?
• What is the definition of pericardiocentesis (pericardial tap)?
• What is the definition of carotid artery?
• What is the definition of heart surgery?
• What is the definition of hypotension?
• What is the definition of hypertension?
• What is the definition of embolus?
• What is the definition of diuretic?
• What is the definition of mortality rate?
• What is the definition of flutter?
• What is the definition of cardiologist?
• What is the definition of myocardial biopsy (cardiac biopsy)?
• What is the definition of coronary arteries?
• What is the definition of fiber?
• What is the definition of dyspnea?
• What is the definition of heart lung bypass machine?
• What is the definition of low-density lipoprotein?
• What is the definition of cardiovascular?
• What is the definition of hypertrophy?
• What is the dipyridamole stress test?
• What is the definition of lipid?
• What is the definition of cyanosis?
• What is the definition of mammary artery?
• What is the definition of intravascular ultrasound?
• What is the definition of murmur?
• What is the definition of carbon dioxide?
• What is the definition of dilatation?
• What is the definition of Holter monitor?
• What is the definition of echocardiogram?
• What is the definition of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR?
• What is the definition of exercise stress echocardiogram (stress echo)?
• What is glucose?
• What is the definition of catheter?
• What is the definition of complex carbohydrates?
• What is the definition of lipoprotein?
• What is the definition of chest X-ray?
• What is bundle branch block?
• What is the definition of clubbing?
• What is the definition of hibernating myocardium?
• What is the definition of fat?
• What is the definition of electrolyte?
• What is the definition of aortic valve?
• What is the definition of cardiac catheterization?
• What is the definition of hydrogenation?
• What is the definition of hyperlipidemia?
• What is the definition of IHSS?
• What is the definition of exercise stress test?
• What is ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation)?
• What is the definition of idiopathic?
• What is the definition of diastolic pressure?
• What is the definition of myomectomy?
• What is constrictive pericarditis?
• What is the definition of obesity?
• What is the definition of electrophysiology study?
• What is the definition of dobutamine stress echocardiogram?
• What is the definition of nitroglycerin?
• What is the definition of collateral blood vessels?
• What is the definition of congenital heart defects?
• What is the definition of cardiac output?
• What is the definition of free mammary artery graft?
• What is the definition of chordae tendinae?
• What is the definition of body mass index?
• What is the definition of leaflets?
• What is the definition of palpitation?
• What is the definition of high-density lipoprotein?
• What is the definition of mitral valve?
• What is the definition of dilated cardiomyopathy?
• What is the definition of electrocardiogram?
• What is the definition of hemoglobin?
• What is the definition of event monitor (loop recorder)?
• What is the definition of morbidity rate?
• What is the Batista procedure?
• What is the definition of bundle branch?
• What is the definition of insulin?
• What is the definition of edema?
• What is the definition of capillaries?
• What is the definition of maze procedure?
• What is the definition of blood pressure?
• What is the definition of calcium-channel blocker?
• What is the definition of coronary spasm?
• What is the definition of biopsy?
• What is the definition of off pump heart surgery?
• What is the definition of bicuspid-valve?
• What is the definition of intracardiac tumor?
• What is the definition of bradycardia?
• What is the definition of diabetes?
• What is the definition of intravascular?
• What is aortic valve replacement?
• What is the definition of atria?
• What is aerobic exercise?
• Should I avoid certain foods or medicines during heart pump medication for heart failure?
• What is aortic valve repair?
• What is the definition of balloon angioplasty?
• What is the definition of atrium?
• What is the definition of angioplasty?
• What is the definition of atrioventricular node?
• When should you call the doctor about the side effects of heart pump medication for heart failure?
• What is the definition of angina?
• What is an anomalous coronary artery?
• What is the definition of annulus?
• What is the definition of antiarrhythmic?
• What are some guidelines for inotropic therapy for heart failure?
• How should I take heart pump medications for heart failure?
• What is the definition of arrhythmia?
• What is arterial grafting?
• How are heart pump drugs for heart failure given?
• What is the definition of atrial septal defect?
• What is an aortic valve homograft?
• What is the definition of aorta?
• What are the side effects of heart pump medication for heart failure?
• What is the definition of anemia?
• What is an atherectomy?
• What is the definition of ambulatory monitors?
• How is heart pump medication used for heart failure?
• What is the definition of atrial myxoma?
• What is the definition of an advance directive (living will)?
• What is the definition of antioxidant?
• What is the definition of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors?
• What is the definition of arteries?
• What is the definition of antihypertensive?
• What are other guidelines for taking calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
• When should you call the doctor about the side effects of taking calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
• Should I avoid certain food or drugs while taking calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
• When should you call your doctor about the side effects of ACE inhibitors?
• What are some other guidelines for taking ACE inhibitors?
• How do I take ACE inhibitors for heart failure?
• What are the side effects of ACE inhibitors?
• How can food labels help with your diet and heart failure?
• Should I avoid certain foods or medicine while taking ACE inhibitors?
• How do ACE inhibitors work to treat heart failure?
• What are some examples of ACE inhibitors to treat heart failure?
• What are some tips to help your diet if you have heart failure?
• When is a combination implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and pacemaker therapy recommended to treat heart failure?
• How can you care for your wound after a pacemaker implant?
• What is a pacemaker identification card?
• When can you do normal activities after a pacemaker implant?
• How can heart failure lead to extreme weight and muscle loss?
• How can cutting back on alcohol help with your diet and heart failure?
• What happens in a hospital stay after a pacemaker implantation?
• Who are the best candidates for a biventricular pacemaker?
• How can reading food labels help with your diet and heart failure?
• What happens to my heart if I have heart failure?
• How can you prepare for the biventricular pacemaker implant?
• How do doctors implant a biventricular pacemaker?
• How can eating a variety of foods help with your diet and heart failure?
• When can you go home after your pacemaker implant?
• How can heart failure lead to abnormal heart rhythms?
• How often do you need to get your pacemaker checked?
• How will you know if your pacemaker needs to be changed?
• What is a follow-up schedule for a pacemaker?
• How long will my pacemaker last?
• How does a biventricular pacemaker help treat heart failure?
• How can including high-fiber foods help with your diet and heart failure?
• Should I avoid certain food or drugs while taking Aldactone for heart failure?
• How do I take Aldactone for heart failure?
• How is Aldactone used to treat heart failure?
• What are the side effects of Aldactone for heart failure?
• What is the definition of silent ischemia?
• What is the definition of right ventricular biopsy?
• What is unstable angina?
• What are other guidelines when taking Aldactone for heart failure?
• What is the definition of septum?
• How can heart failure cause anemia?
• How can heart failure lead to liver damage?
• How can heart failure lead to kidney damage or failure?
• How does heart failure affect your body?
• What can irregular heartbeats from heart failure cause?
• How can heart failure lead to heart valve problems?
• How can heart failure lead to lung problems?
• How can you prevent complications from heart failure?
• How is cardiac rehabilitation used to treat heart failure?
• What medicines are used to treat heart failure?
• How should I take calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
• How do calcium channel blockers treat heart failure?
• What side effects could I have from calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
• Which calcium channel blockers can treat heart failure?
• How are calcium channel blockers used for heart failure?
• When should you get emergency care for heart failure?
• What is the outlook for people with heart failure?
• When should you call your doctor about heart failure?
• How much salt can you have if you have heart failure?
• Video: Why It’s Important to Exercise With Heart Failure
• Video: Warning Signs of Heart Failure
• Video: Living With Heart Disease
• Video: What Does Heart Failure Look Like?
• Top Strategies to Keep Your Heart Working Right
• Video: How Do I Monitor My Heart Failure?
• How can an arrhythmia cause right-side heart failure?
• What other long-term health conditions can cause right-side heart failure?
• How is right-side heart failure treated?
• How can congenital heart defects cause right-side heart failure?
• What are the risks of a heart transplant?
• How can medications affect your daily life after a heart transplant?
• Is a heart transplant covered by insurance?
• What can you do to prevent and avoid organ rejection in a heart transplant?
• What other things play a role in heart failure?
• What are the warning signs of infection in a heart transplant?
• What does it mean if you're confused or have trouble thinking if you have heart failure?
• How are potassium supplements used to treat heart failure?
• What diuretics or water pills are used to treat heart failure?
• How is a cardiac MRI ventriculography used to diagnose heart failure?
• What are the treatments for heart failure?
• How is an echocardiogram used to diagnose heart failure?
• What can happen from using medications for heart failure?
• How are selective sinus node inhibitors used to treat heart failure?
• How do doctors diagnose heart failure?
• How are blood tests used to diagnose heart failure?
• How is an electrocardiogram used to diagnose heart failure?
• What should you do to prepare for a stress echocardiogram?
• What does it mean if you gain weight or swell if you have heart failure?
• What does it mean if you get a persistent cough if you have heart failure?
• What happens during an echocardiogram?
• What does it mean if you get fatigue if you have heart failure?
• How should you prepare for the day of an echocardiogram?
• What happens during a transesophageal echocardiogram?
• What is a transesophageal echocardiogram?
• What does it mean if you have an increased heart rate if you have heart failure?
• What does it mean if you have a lack of appetite or nausea if you have heart failure?
• What is the definition of cardioversion?
• What is a dobutamine or adenosine stress echocardiogram?
• What happens during a stress echocardiogram?
• What is a transthoracic echocardiogram?
• What is an echocardiogram?
• What is an intravascular ultrasound echocardiogram?
• Why do you need an echocardiogram?
• What is a stress echocardiogram?
• What does it mean if you have trouble breathing or shortness of breath if you have heart failure?
• When can you return to work if you have heart failure?
• What is the definition of inotropic medication?
• What should you do to prepare for an echocardiogram if you have diabetes?
• What causes congestive heart failure?
• What is right-side heart failure?
• How soon can you take a vacation if you have heart failure?
• What are some tips for addressing emotions for those with heart failure?
• What can help make your transition back to work easier if you have heart failure?
• What are some tips for confronting sexual issues for those with heart failure?
• What is the definition of heart failure?
• What is the definition of immunosuppressants?
• What are some traveling tips for those with heart failure?
• What is the definition of myocarditis?
• What is the definition of angina or angina pectoris?
• What is the definition of vasodilator?
• What is the definition of angiotensin II receptor blockers?
• What is the definition of angioplasty or balloon angioplasty?
• What is the definition of congestive heart failure?
• How can a heart transplant affect your diet?
• When can you return doing regular activities if you have heart failure?
• What is the definition of a pacemaker?
• What is the definition of implantable cardioverter defibrillator?
• What is the definition of beta-blocker?
• What is the definition of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors ?
• What is the definition of heart attack (myocardial infarction)?
• How is an exercise stress test used to diagnose heart failure?
• What is the definition of myocardial biopsy?
• What is the definition of angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors?
• What are some energy conserving tips for those with heart failure?
• How are ACE inhibitors used to treat heart failure?
• How can a heart transplant affect how you exercise?
• How are urine tests used to diagnose heart failure?
• How is a radionuclide ventriculography used to diagnose heart failure?
• How is a chest X-ray used to diagnose heart failure?
• How is digoxin used to treat heart failure?
• How are angiotensin receptor blockers used to treat heart failure?

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