FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Congestive heart failure is the most common diagnosis in hospital patients 65 and older, but it may come as a surprise to learn that more than 1 million of the 5 million ...

TUPELO — The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who ...

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Hyperkalemia is a common occurrence in patients with congestive heart failure, particularly when renal failure coexists. The level of renal function in congestive heart failure is often difficult to ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Medical breakthroughs in recent decades have allowed heart attack survivors and other heart-disease patients to live longer. But as their hearts decline into congestive heart ...

Dear Doctors: Our mom is 76 years old, and she just learned that she has congestive heart failure. She’s scared it means she’s going to die soon. What happens in congestive heart failure? She was a ...

Congestive heart failure is a disease state distinguished by the regular presence of both renal and hepatic abnormalities in drug handling. One such abnormality involves flaws in the process of drug ...

When the echocardiogram technician with a troubled look on her face said, "I can't find your heartbeat - it is so weak," I jokingly replied: "I know why, it is because I left my heart in San Francisco ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn't beat efficiently. This makes the heart unable to pump enough blood out to the body with each heartbeat. It's ...

Cartersville Medical Center's clinic will help patients better understand the condition and how they can maximize their quality of life. CARTERSVILLE, GA — Cartersville Medical Center recently opened ...

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 ...

Actress Elizabeth Taylor died early Wednesday of congestive heart failure at age 79. Here is some information about the condition. Congestive heart failure, commonly abbreviated CHF, occurs when the ...