While proven to help, primary care clinicians have been slow to use the drugs once considered only for patients with diabetes.

Larry Allen, MD, MHS, and Kenneth B Margulies, MD, discuss HF management for American Heart Month and Heart Failure Awareness ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...

When the heart struggles to pump efficiently, a cascade of events unfolds. Fluid accumulates in the lungs and extremities. Breathing becomes labored. Simple activities like climbing stairs or carrying ...

Heart failure means the heart is not pumping blood as well as it should. It does not mean the heart has stopped working. Instead, the heart may be too weak to pump strongly or too stiff to fill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All too often, the risk factors for heart disease – from high blood pressure to high cholesterol – aren’t addressed until after a ...