Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump blood and oxygen effectively enough to support other organs.

DALLAS, Aug. 26, 2025 — With chronic disease rates rising across the U.S., healthcare systems face ongoing challenges in reducing hospital stays and readmissions.[1] Nearly 1 in 4 heart failure ...

Approximately 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 currently live with heart failure, with this number projected to rise to 8.5 million by 2030. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure has ...

Some people with heart failure need to take multiple medicines each day to keep their symptoms under control. Heart failure is a chronic, or long-term, condition. It can lead to issues not only in the ...

Thousands of patients in England with early-stage chronic heart failure could benefit from earlier access to effective drug therapies under new draft guidance from the National Institute for Health ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

How patients with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) perceived the financial challenges of their healthcare played out in their health outcomes, despite receiving life-prolonging medications, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A noninvasive screening device and questionnaire identified patients with elevated left ventricular ...

Decompensated heart failure (DHF) means that symptoms from heart failure are severe enough to require immediate medical attention. Dyspnea or shortness of breath is the most common symptom of DHF.

Adopting an emerging model, a Pennsylvania skilled nursing provider is expanding its reach to include palliative and other support services for chronically ill residents. Exton Post Acute, a 120-bed ...