Mortality rates from heart failure are higher in women than in men, and the rate of hospitalization related to heart failure has risen among women but declined among men, according to a study conducted at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Researchers evaluated heart failure risk in adults who were adopted to assess the impact of genetic and environmental factors on heart failure risk.

Latest approved heart drug, called an ARNI, lowers blood pressure and prevents hospitalization and death from heart failure.

Learn more about how to improve diet choices and nutrition to mitigate or prevent the symptoms of heart failure.

Learn more about the different types of heart failure that are caused by cardiovascular disease and how they are diagnosed and treated.