It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure). Heart failure can cause a variety of symptoms depending on which side is ...

A diagnosis of chronic heart failure means both big and small adjustments in your lifestyle. Learn how one man has adapted and stays active with CHF.

Chronic heart failure occurs when either the left ventricle, the right ventricle, or both require elevated filling pressures to maintain cardiac output. Heart failure is a syndrome, not a specific ...

Hemodynamic consequences such as increased pulmonary venous pressure, post-capillary pulmonary hypertension, and secondary right heart failure as well as decreased cardiac output are similar to ...

Even in the setting of severe tricuspid regurgitation, right heart failure may not develop. Historically, tricuspid valve excision was performed to remove bacterial vegetations. This results ...

Data show people with pulmonary arterial hypertension tend to stay in the hospital longer and have higher medical bills.

Chronic heart failure may commonly be referred to as congestive heart failure. While our goal is to help people manage their symptoms at home with a healthy diet and the right combination of ...