Congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when your heart muscles become damaged and can't pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the rest of your organs. Several underlying health conditions can raise your ...

Renowned visionary English physician William Harvey wrote in 1651 about how our blood contains all the secrets of life. “And so I conclude that blood lives and is nourished of itself and in no way ...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is opening a first-of-its-kind mental health center for families affected by congenital heart disease. The Heart and Mind Wellbeing center provides ...

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

PARMA, Ohio — On this Mother's Day, there's no one more grateful than 39-year-old Anne Hutchison, of Parma. "I have two beautiful girls," she says. Anne and her husband Brad are parents to Lillian, 3, ...

You can follow a treatment plan and take medications as a doctor prescribes to manage congestive heart failure. Eat a heart-healthy diet and stay physically active to slow heart failure progression.

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

MARION — Congestive heart failure can be unpredictable and scary with little hope of living very long. One second you are on your feet and the next you’re in an ambulance on your way to the ER. But ...