Life With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Chronic illnesses can affect relationships and friendships significantly. As a result, many patients with one form of chronic disease or another encounter social problems regularly. The demands imposed on friends...

I came home after a heart attack and heart failure diagnosis at the age of 42 — zero pills a day to over ten overnight. I was terrified to go...

Being chronically ill is hard. The things we deal with on a daily basis are more than anyone ever should. Many of us have been there and done that when...

Cold weather is upon the northern part of the world. The cold is arguably just as taxing on heart failure as hot weather is, just in a different way. Most...

Today (the day I'm writing this) is a significant milestone for me. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day that changed my life forever. The day that is now...

"I hate it when patients fixate on ejection fraction (EF)," I heard from a cardiologist on a clubhouse talk one night. Why do we worry about our EF, and why...

"Live in the now" seems like a faraway notion once you've received a life-changing medical diagnosis. This is especially true when it is a condition that forces you to face...

Learning to live with heart failure can be challenging. Even small activities may require much more energy than they once did. Some activities may even become impossible. To better understand...

One of the most common symptoms of heart failure (HF) is sleep disturbance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that people with HF are 10 to 15 times...