Meet Your Moderators: Nour SahibWelcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...reactionscomments
Becoming Bionic - Getting an ICDThe day after my heart attack, the attending cardiologist told me that my heart would recover, it would bounce back to a normal ejection fraction, and I'd be fine. But...reactions1comment
Meet Your Moderators: Kimberly ConnellWelcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...reactionscomments
PRETTY LADY CHRONICLES: My 10-Year LVAD Celebration!Looking back to where I’ve come from, I would’ve never imagined my LVAD journey would extend as long as it has. As each year passed, I reached a greater milestone. I would’ve...reactions1comment
7 Things We Expect From Our DoctorsMe, I don’t want just any doctor. I think most of us are this way. We try to find doctors who cater to our specific needs and we also try...reactionscomments
Meet Your Moderators: Latoya Johnson KeelenWelcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...reactionscomments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media...reactionscomments
Broken HeartThe word ‘heart’ has many literal and figurative meanings, especially if combined with a word like ‘have,’ as in ‘to have heart.’ A heart is an organ that pumps blood...reactions7comments
PRETTY LADY CHRONICLES: Why I Chose to Be a Patient AdvocateI was diagnosed with heart failure 19+ years ago. What I know now can in no way be compared to what I knew then. The connections I’ve made with other patients...reactions1comment
Meet Your Moderators: John BottrellWelcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...reactionscomments
Estate Planning: Don’t Forget About Your Fur BabiesNo one likes to think about death – much less their own. When you have a chronic condition, like heart failure, making plans about your health care should also include...reactionscomments
Meet Your Moderators: Tina Marie MarsdenWelcome to the Heart-Failure.net Meet Your Moderators series! These articles are intended to help our community members better know the people who moderate on our various channels. Heart failure plays...reactionscomments
The EF Game - Why Do We Care About This Number?"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...reactions19comments
Minimalism and Heart FailureI am a big proponent of minimalism. Simply put, minimalism is a movement where people get rid of items that they do not need. It’s about minimizing obsession with materialistic...reactions1comment
Taken for GrantedRecently, two friends of mine had pacemakers installed to regulate their heartbeats and to combat atrial fibrillation. Both of them are doing very well, having regained energy and lost some...reactionscomments
How Can We Get Others to Take Their Cardiovascular Risks Seriously?Heart failure is hard. Really REALLY hard. One of the things that helped me get through is the hope that I can use my experiences to help others take their...reactionscomments
The Big NewsThis June I found out I was pregnant. Yes, pregnant! The moment I saw a positive test I was numb. I didn't know what to feel or think. The next...reactions4comments
Eight Facts About Women's Heart DiseaseMost months of the year are used as a time of awareness for a certain disease. That said, February is known as American Heart Month as well as Women's Heart...reactions2comments
Community Views: Limitations With Heart FailureLearning 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...reactionscomments
Tips for When You Feel Shortness of BreathI am a respiratory therapist. I am often asked to help people when they are feeling shortness of breath. Heart failure can cause you to feel short of breath. Respiratory...reactions61comments
