A panel of medical experts open a discussion surrounding heart failure and its prevalence in health care. Let’s first start by reviewing the different classifications of heart failure per the updated ...

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...

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 ...

Left- and right-sided heart failure can both cause different symptoms. For instance, people with left-sided heart failure may experience trouble breathing, while people with right-sided heart failure ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...