Heart failure rarely arrives without warning. In most cases, it develops gradually, and the earliest clues can be easy to dismiss as ordinary tiredness or a normal part of getting older. Recognizing ...

In rare cases, hyperthyroidism may lead to congestive heart failure. This is because, in people with hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland overproduces thyroid hormones, which can affect how the heart ...

Compensated heart failure involves heart failure that causes minimal symptoms. Decompensated heart failure refers to heart failure that has progressed, leading to a worsening of symptoms. Heart ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...

A patient fact sheet outlining the differences between heart failure and cardiomyopathy, including subtypes of each condition and diagnostic procedures for both. Cardiomyopathy is a group of heart ...