HF patients should take special care when it comes to subjects such as exercise, cognitive impairment, blood pressure control, diet and medication adherence.

It’s a condition that can sound worse than it really is, but heart failure (HF) is serious and special precautions should be taken by HF patients who don’t want their cardiovascular health to rob them of their quality of life.

Contrary to a popular misunderstanding, heart failure does not mean that the heart has "failed" and is no longer working. Instead HF simply means that the heart is no longer pumping efficiently

There are two types of heart failure: systolic and diastolic. Arterial disease and valve disease can cause systolic heart failure, while a thickened or stiff heart muscle can cause diastolic heart failure.

and fails to sufficiently supply all the blood needed to meet the body’s needs. It’s estimated that about 5 million Americans have HF, and about 550,000 new cases are diagnosed annually. …

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