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Damage to cardiac muscle weakens the heart's ability to pump blood through the body, leading to heart failure — a debilitating and life-threatening disease.
Symptoms · Irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. · Blue or gray skin, lips and fingernails due to low oxygen levels. Depending on the skin color, these ...
In this heart muscle disease, the heart's main pumping chamber stretches and can't pump blood well. Learn about the causes and treatment.
Know when new heart failure symptoms require a call to a healthcare professional or an ER visit. An action plan can guide self-care.
Dilated cardiomyopathy. In a small number of people with HCM , the thickened heart muscle becomes weak and doesn't work well. The condition tends to start in ...
Many people with heart failure worry that sex might harm their hearts. How do you know when sex is OK? Cardiac rehab and counseling can help.
And the risk of life-threatening blood clots of the heart valves goes up. Taking blood thinners can put the baby at risk too. Congestive heart failure. With ...
People with myocarditis-related heart failure may need a ventricular assist device or a heart transplant. Heart attack or stroke. If the heart muscle is ...
The findings suggest the potential for a relatively inexpensive tool that is widely available to detect heart failure in people outside of a clinical setting.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the US. Learn more about the the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy.
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