Heart Failure News, Features & Updates
- Standing Desks Don’t Cut Stroke or Heart Failure Risk
October 17, 2024 — New research suggests that using a standing desk doesn’t reduce the chance of problems like heart disease or stroke, and may even boost the risk of circulatory problems, such as varicose veins or deep vein thrombosis.
- For Heart Failure Patients, Salt Restriction Isn’t Always Helpful
July 8, 2024 — Recent evidence suggests that salt restriction may not always be beneficial for patients with heart failure. A new review in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation found no clinical proof that reducing salt benefits heart failure patients. Experts recommend moderation rather than strict avoidance of salt, aiming to improve quality of life without sacrificing enjoyment of meals or social experiences.
- What's Behind Major Rise in Heart Failure Deaths?
May 3, 2024 — After falling for over a decade, the death rate climbed for several years and now is about the same as in 1999.
- ‘Produce Prescriptions’ Improve Diet, Health Metrics: Study
August 30, 2023 — People who were given $63 per month to buy fruits and vegetables experienced health improvements and ate more produce, researchers from Tufts University in Boston report.
- Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Also Works Against Heart Failure: Study
August 25, 2023 — The weight loss drug Wegovy is good for people with obesity who also have the most common form of heart failure, according to a study published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Study: Black Americans in Redlining Areas Have Greater Heart Risks
July 18, 2023 — Black people in areas historically affected by redlining face a greater risk of heart failure than those in other areas, according to new research.
- Your Family History and Heart Failure Risk
How to ask the important questions to learn your risk if heart failure runs in your family.
- Equal Access to Heart Failure Treatment for All
Treatments for heart failure can ease your symptoms and help you live longer. But Black and Hispanic people with the disease may not have equal access.
- Including More People of Color in Heart Failure Research
The clinical trials used to develop new heart failure treatments aren't diverse enough. What researchers, the government, and you can do to make these studies more inclusive.
- Spotlight On: Heart Failure
Treatment for heart failure is improving as researchers develop new drugs and devices to strengthen the heart, and sometimes reverse damage. Learn more.
- Financial Planning for Heart Failure
There are many potential costs when you have heart failure. Read about some factors to consider when you’re planning for the future.
- Jenna Bell’s Heart Failed at 23
Jenna Bell went into heart failure when she was only 23 years old. She had no family history or risk factors. Read her story.
- Managing Heart Failure With Other Conditions
Heart failure with other conditions: How one person manages heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
- What People Don’t Understand About Heart Failure
An advocate for those with heart failure explains several common misconceptions about the condition.
- What Does Ejection Fraction Have to Do With Heart Failure?
If you have cardiac issues, ejection fraction is an important percentage to know. Learn what it means and what it tells you about the health of your heart.
- Signs That Chronic Heart Failure Is Getting Worse
When your heart can’t pump blood efficiently, it affects every part of your body in ways you may not expect. Know the signs of worsening heart failure.
- Can a Wellness App Help People With Heart Failure?
Mobile apps can make it easier to balance everything you need to manage heart failure.
- Learn From Others to Help Manage Your Heart Failure
By tapping more support, people with heart failure can learn how to feel their best and help motivate each other.
- Ways to Maximize Your Lifespan With Heart Failure
With better medication and care, doctors are helping people with heart failure improve the quality and length of their lives.
- How My Life’s Changed Since a Heart Failure Diagnosis
Jang Jaswal had heart failure, kidney failure, and a month to live. Today, he walks 4 miles a day. Here’s the story of who he was and how he treats his body now.
- What It’s Like to Live With Heart Failure
Ten years ago, James Young II turned his heart failure into an opportunity. Before could figure out why he was eating so badly, he had to figure out what was eating him.
- How Marijuana Affects Heart Failure
If you have heart failure and you smoke or eat marijuana, learn more about how the drug might affect your condition.
- How Alcohol Affects Heart Failure
If you have heart failure and drink beer, wine, or liquor, here’s what to know about how it might affect your condition.
- The Best Exercises for Heart Failure
Activity may be just what the doctor ordered for your heart failure. Here are some of the best exercises to keep your ticker working like clockwork.
- Foods to Avoid With Congestive Heart Failure
By making a few dietary changes and learning to short-circuit some eating habits, people with heart failure may feel better and ease uncomfortable swelling.
- CBD Oil and Heart Failure
CBD oil is made from cannabis plants but won’t make you high. Still, this natural supplement could interact with some heart medicines. Find out what you need to know before you try CBD oil for heart failure.
- Advances in Heart Failure: What’s on the Horizon?
Abbas Bitar, MD, takes you on a tour of the the modern treatment methods available for heart failure that go far beyond just medicine.
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Why It Happens
Why do some people have sudden cardiac arrest? What should you do if it happens?
- Heart-Failure Treatment by Device
Technological breakthroughs are changing the course of heart-failure treatment -- but doubts remain about how many people will benefit in the near future.
