High blood pressure causes your heart's walls to thicken, which increases your risk of congestive heart failure (CHF).

Neil Minkoff, MD: Hello, and welcome to this American Journal of Managed Care® program titled “The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure.” I’m Dr Neil Minkoff, the chief medical officer of Coeus ...

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart ...

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 ...

It’s hard to fathom that heart failure could potentially happen to you or someone you love, but the serious condition is more common than you might realize: About 6.2 million Americans have heart ...

Heart attack and heart failure are two distinct but often confused cardiovascular conditions. A heart attack occurs suddenly when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue ...

Heart attack, a sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle, differs from chronic cardiac failure, where the heart weakens and struggles to pump blood effectively. While a heart attack is an ...

Despite the name, cardiac asthma isn’t a type of asthma. It refers to breathing difficulty caused by fluid buildup in the lungs as a result of heart failure. Cardiac asthma can be potentially life ...