Nearly 6 million Americans are living with heart failure. About 670,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year. Although there has been a dramatic increase over the last several decades in the number of people who suffer from heart failure, survival rates have greatly improved.
Coronary artery disease, heart attack, and high blood pressure are the main causes and risk factors of heart failure. Other diseases that damage or weaken the heart muscle or heart valves can also...
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What Is It? Contrary to its name, congestive heart failure does not mean the heart has failed completely. It means the heart no longer is able to... Read more »
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Article updated and reviewed by Neil Siecke, MD, Clinical Insturctor, UCSD Division of Cardiology on July 28, 2005.Congestive heart failure (or heart... Read more »
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CausesHeart failure has many causes and can evolve in different ways.It can be a direct, latest-stage result of heart damage from one or more of... Read more »
Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations... Read more »
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Surgery and DevicesRevascularization SurgeryRevascularization surgery helps to restore blood flow to the heart. It can treat blocked arteries in... Read more »