TUPELO — The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each patient's needs. Chris Bell, an acute care nurse practitioner who ...

High blood pressure causes your heart's walls to thicken, which increases your risk of congestive heart failure (CHF). Coronary artery disease decreases blood flow and can weaken your heart over time.

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. While the term “heart failure” (also known as congestive heart failure ) may sound like the heart has stopped ...

Aldosterone and the Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure Some 60 years ago, both urine and plasma from patients with congestive heart failure were found to contain a substance with ...