Metabolic Syndrome...Many of us live with the knowledge that when you have one medical condition, it usually isn’t the only one you have. The more conditions you have, the better chance...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: Feeling Judged By Your Doctor...Living with a chronic illness like heart failure can mean lots of doctor's appointments, both before and after diagnosis. Sometimes, it feels that the more doctors you see, the more...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Types of Cardiologists...Most of us know that our cardiologist is the one that helps us with our heart issues. But what you may not know is there are a lot of different...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Saving Energy...Managing your energy level is tough. I have found that I no longer have reserves and my energy level can be unpredictable. While I used to be able to operate...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
swelling in hands...has anyone diagnosed with any type of heart failure ever been bothered by swelling in the hands; sometimes just one hand swells, or the other; recently, both hands were swollen...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Cardiac Arrest...Hi my name is John and I'm a 65 yr old male. Back in September of 2018, my wife was about to get ready for work. Just prior, she heard...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Entresto® Becomes First FDA-Approved Drug for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)...In February 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in adults. The broader use of Entresto will expand the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Four Things to Remember When Giving Up a Career...As a young child, I always knew I wanted to become a nurse. I went through a period of denial in my late teens because that is just what teenagers...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
FeaturedActive 6 days agoDoes anyone have bad abdominal swelling?...Does anyone have bad abdominal swelling? I have it so bad if I bend over can't breathe....Reactions0reactionsComments118 repliesSymptoms
PPCM Changed My Life: I Don’t Have Heart Disease – or Do I?...Editor's note: This is part 1 of 3 in a series. Part 2 is titled PPCM Changed My Life: I Almost Died - UNNECESSARILY! and part 3 is called PPCM...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
March 1st, the Day I Received My Heart...March 1, the day I received my heart. Every time a year comes I’m extremely excited because I made it another year to keep getting stronger, wiser, and healthier. I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
To Rehab or Not to Rehab...“My doctor told me I had to go to rehab.” “Why hasn’t my doctor offered rehab?” “What is rehab, and will it help me?” These are some of the things...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Second Heart Attack...As scary as my husband’s first heart attack was, his second has left lasting anxiety. We had lived together for almost four years at this point, and he was in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take Our Heart Failure In America Survey to Help Us Learn More...Heart failure affects people of all ages. We hope you’ll consider taking our anonymous annual In America survey to help everyone understand the real impact ❤️ Click the following link...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
How Nicotine Affects Your Heart...Yes, yes we all know by now - smoking is not good for you. It’s sure a change in perspective from the 1930s to 1950s when doctors actually recommended smoking...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
XFL - Exercise for Life...I was diagnosed with heart failure at a 20% ejection rate in January 2020. No heart disease. But I have left bundle branch blockage. After a period of exercise follow...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesExercise
Community Shares: How Old Were You When You Were Diagnosed With Heart Failure?...A heart failure diagnosis can affect anyone. It may happen at any age, regardless of race, class, physical ability, or family history. It can feel overwhelming and come as a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The First Heart Attack...I had barely known my husband for five months when he had his first heart attack. He was in his early thirties and I in my mid-twenties. The night it...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Cell Phone Theory...One of the struggles of living with heart failure is having to explain my illness and symptoms. I don’t always share liberally, because disclosing takes trust and vulnerability and often...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
iPhone 12 and an ICD - Can They Coexist?...A few months back, the Heart Rhythm Society published an article demonstrating that the magnet in the iPhone 12 could disable the life-saving features of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). This finding...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments