Heart Failure

It’s important to ask your provider questions during your visit to make sure you understand your condition and what your treatment involves.

Ejection fraction is a measurement of how much blood your heart pushes out when it beats.

Cardiac asthma can the same symptoms as true asthma, but the symptoms are caused by heart failure, which leads to buildup of fluid in the lungs.

Diuretics help your blood pressure go down by helping your body to get rid of extra water and salt by producing more urine.

Atherosclerosis, or coronary artery disease (CAD), plays a major role in the leading cause of death in this country: heart attack. Learn more about this disease and a common procedure used to treat it.

Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in adults in the United States. Knowing CPR may help you save someone's life. Learn more about CPR by taking this quiz.