What Is Heart Failure?
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What is Heart Failure?
Watch this video to learn how the heart muscle weakens with heart failure, and how heart failure affects your body.
What Your Heart Failure Diagnosis Means
Learn what being diagnosed with heart failure means for your future. You also will be introduced to lifestyle changes such as limiting sodium, staying active, and taking new medications.
What Is Heart Failure?
Heart failure can happen in 2 ways. The heart muscle may become weak and enlarged (systolic dysfunction). Or, the heart muscle may become stiff (diastolic dysfunction). Learn more about these 2 types, their symptoms, and how heart failure impacts your body.
Discharge Instructions for Heart Failure
The heart is a muscle that pumps oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body. When you have heart failure, the heart is not able to pump as well as it should. Symptoms of heart failure can be controlled by changes in your lifestyle and by following your doctor's advice. Symptoms of heart failure can be controlled by lifestyle changes and by following your doctor's advice.
