Heart Failure Medical Reference
- Heart Failure and Blood Vessel Dilators
Get information on blood vessel dilators, also called vasodilators, including how the drugs can help treat heart failure.
- Heart Failure Medication Guidelines
WebMD provides guidelines for taking your heart medication whether you're at home or on the road.
- When to Call the Doctor About Your Heart Failure
If you have heart failure and get any of these symptoms, give your doctor a call.
- Treating Heart Failure With Diuretics
Diuretics, also known as “water pills,” are used to treat heart failure. Here's how they work.
- Heart Failure Symptoms
WebMD explains the symptoms of heart failure, such as swelling and shortness of breath.
- Heart Failure and ACE Inhibitors
ACE inhibitors are drugs often used to treat heart failure. Learn how they work.
- Heart Failure and the LVAD
A left ventricular assist device -- also called an LVAD -- can help a heart weakened by heart failure.
- Treating Heart Failure With Digoxin
Digoxin is often used to treat symptoms of heart failure. Learn more from WebMD about types of this medication, including its side effects and interaction with other drugs.
- B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
If you have heart failure, you may have heard of a BNP blood test. But what is it?
- Heart Failure and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin II receptor blockers, or ARBs, are an option for people with heart failure. Find out what they are and how they work.
- Heart Failure and Beta-Blockers
Beta-blockers are drugs that improve the heart's ability to relax. Learn how this medication is used to treat heart failure.
- Heart Failure and Heart Pump Medication
Find out how heart pump medication -- also called inotropic therapy -- can be used to treat people with heart failure.
