Right-sided heart failure develops when the right side of the heart is too weak to pump blood to the lungs. This causes blood to back up into the venous system, limiting how much blood the heart can ...

Apr. 3, 2025 — There are over six million Americans with heart failure who are at greater risk of losing their cognitive abilities earlier in life, a study suggests. Global cognition and ...

Diastolic heart failure causes a stiff left ventricle that prevents the heart from relaxing between beats. Common symptoms include coughing, tiredness, and shortness of breath. Systolic and ...

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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is when the heart does not pump blood around the body efficiently. This can cause symptoms such as lung congestion and swelling due to fluid retention. According to ...

About 1 in 4 adults with high blood pressure has their blood pressure under control. Understanding your risks, taking preventive measures and managing high blood pressure, if present, can help you ...

Heart failure is linked with a decline in cognition when it is diagnosed, according to new data. Researchers evaluated the cognitive abilities of 29,614 adults over a median of 6.6 years ...

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Heart failure is a pathological condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the rest of the body, because it is either unable to fill with a sufficient volume of blood or unable ...

A new study suggests that common heart disease risk factors—like poor diet and high blood pressure—have a bigger impact on women than men. Despite living healthier lifestyles overall ...

Inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system are cornerstones of the management of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, RAAS ...

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