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...People with heart failure often have additional comorbidities, such as elevated cholesterol levels. Elevated cholesterol is also known as hypercholesterolemia in the medical world. The most common treatment for high...

...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 1! Revival had been going on for 6 days already and we were on...

...Plant-based diets have increased in popularity over the past few years. It's hard to miss all the plant-based options when shopping: there is almond, cashew, and oat milk; vegetarian burgers...

...Hello and welcome to Heart-Failure.net! Whether you are a long-time community member, a new visitor, or somewhere in between, we are so glad you are here. The purpose of this...

...A friend of mine in his early eighties sometimes refers to his “bonus life,” that is, his life after medical interventions that allow him to live longer than he might...

...Some people in this community have experienced pulmonary edema. It's one of the symptoms that may occur during flare-ups of heart failure. So I thought it would be neat to...

...We have all been in a position where it is either after hours or the weekend and we need our doctor for something. Maybe we realize we are out of...

...The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like heart failure can...

...Receiving a heart failure diagnosis is both physically and emotionally taxing. Finding out that what you knew before your diagnosis is now in the past, to now focusing on your...

...Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 2! Experiences are really a beautiful thing. It's nice to hear other people's experiences...

...When it comes to eating healthy, it can be a challenge to do so cheaply when living with heart failure and on a budget. This is especially true when unhealthy...

...Whether you are new to your heart failure diagnosis or a seasoned heart failure patient, advocating for your own health can make a world of difference. Advocating for yourself and...

...Heart failure is heart disease, yet it also involves your vascular system. After all, your heart and blood vessels work together in what is often called your cardiovascular system. So...

...When faced with a chronic health diagnosis like heart failure, many different emotions come to the surface. It can become easy to focus on the negative and fear what life...

...Editor's note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series. Check out part 1, PPCM Changed My Life: I Don’t Have Heart Disease – or Do I?, and part 2...

...You are not alone if you’re living with heart failure. The CDC reports that there are 6.2 million people living with it and experience some common symptoms. Here is a...