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...My path to congestive heart failure was not a gradual one. I had a massive SCAD induced heart attack that damaged my...

...Living in the digital age, many resources exist at the end of a search for support with a chronic illness. We wondered...

...Many people with heart failure also have coronary artery disease (CAD). So I thought it would be neat to investigate CAD. What...

...Anyone who has been diagnosed with heart failure has had anger at some point. Anger at these symptoms, which carry a high...

...Our lungs produce various sounds. What sounds they make depends on what is going on inside your lungs. So, I figured it's...

...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series. Be sure to read Part 1. After coffee and breakfast the next morning...

...Your heart starts to develop shortly after birth. Just three weeks after fertilization, it is fully formed, and within 21-22 days after...

...About 8 of every 1,000 infants are born with congenital heart disease (CHD) and some of these kids will develop chronic heart...

...A great cardiologist is more than just the doctor who is the most knowledgeable or the one who has the office that...

...As I look back over the 26 years I have cared for my child, first in heart failure and then through her...

...If someone receives group health insurance through an employer, FMLA is the framework in which an employee's job (and their health insurance)...

...Across the United States, more than 6 million people have heart failure. Around 20 to 40 percent of those impacted by the...

...Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is anxiety in the aftermath of a traumatic event. You may think of it happening to a...

...As the holidays are coming upon, it’s a good time to talk about sodium and fluid retention. Salt is a challenge for...

...Antiarrhythmics are a class of drugs used to treat irregular firing patterns in the heart. The pattern can be too fast, too...

...Many people with heart failure (HF) have experience with diuretics. Overall, diuretics help reduce some symptoms of heart failure, such as water...

...I recently heard the phrase 'unexpected loss'. This resonated with me and is a good way of explaining why a widowmaker heart...

...I was asked a great question by a community member recently. He said, “Does working too much increase my risk for developing...

...Prescriptions, scent-free laundry detergent, over-the-counter products, special cleaning products - all these items can add up and can make living with or...