Living

Living with heart failure, whether you are newly diagnosed or have lived with it for a long time, can at times feel completely overwhelming. Navigating life with heart failure from...

I am 37 and was diagnosed with CHF at 35 after a severe heart attack. For context, overnight I went from working an adrenaline-filled full-time job in a position of...

Sex nearly killed me. You read that right. This all started on a January night after a night out with my family. My now wife and I had just finished...

We are knocking on the door to winter. The trees are bare, temperatures are dropping and for many of us snow is on the way if it hasn’t already made...

Editor's note: This is part 3 of a series. Be sure to check out part 1 and part 2! I survived a heart rate of 392 bpm. The fact I...

People tend to think about physical wellbeing after experiencing a heart attack or cardiac surgery. However, depression is a critical symptom. There is a heightened risk of anxiety and depression...

Learning to live with heart failure takes some getting used to. Although heart failure affects people differently, many of the most challenging symptoms are the same. To find out which...

If you’ve been diagnosed with heart failure, chances are you have heard about the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification. This is a tool used by doctors to assign a...

Once diagnosed, your doctor may suggest or flat out tell you to take daily weights. A lot of questions can go unanswered, especially if you think of them after you...

The holidays can be a challenging time for many people. When facing the coming season while living with heart failure, it may be tempting to focus on what you might...

I am on a ton of medications - medications to keep my heart beating slower and more effectively. Medications to keep my blood from clotting and to dilate my blood vessels. Medications...

The question that always plagues any survivor of a traumatic medical event or someone living with a chronic illness – when should I go to the ER?  Afraid to be...

There is no wrong way to feel after getting the news of a heart failure diagnosis. Many members of the heart failure community had different emotional reactions after first finding...

I recently learned that the vast majority of heart failure patients are managed by their Primary Care Physician (PCP) as opposed to a Cardiologist or Advanced Heart Failure Doctor. Even...

Some people in this community require oxygen therapy. Another term for this is supplemental oxygen therapy. Others in this community wonder if they would benefit from oxygen therapy. So, how...

Everyone reacts differently to the news of a heart failure diagnosis. Whether the news came as a complete shock or as an expected relief, most people immediately want to turn...

We have all heard of the importance of self-care. For people with Heart Failure (HF), self-care is crucial in order to manage the condition. The consequences of neglecting self-care can...

One of the biggest challenges I have had since my diagnosis is increasing my endurance when performing cardio exercise. It is easy to read on the internet and health websites...

Here in our community, we have lots to be thankful for. Here is a list of 7 things to be thankful for. For most of history, all shortness of breath...

Besides blood work, an echocardiogram, commonly called an echo, is one of the most common tests that is performed on a person with congestive heart failure. There is a lot...