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Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body because the walls of the heart have become too weak or too stiff to work properly

Heart failure continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. Despite efforts put into awareness and prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A heart transplant is the gold standard to treat advanced heart failure. With more than 100,000 people on the transplant…

According to a recent study performed by UCL researchers, wearable gadgets such as smartwatches might be used to predict a higher risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in later life. Read further on Dynamite News:

Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over 35, which is in the obesity range. She was…

Evie Green caught a common virus which left her breathless and put pressure on her heart

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden discovered that the hunger hormone ghrelin can boost the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure in a clinical investigation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Scientists in Bristol have experimented with the therapy on mice and found it effectively rewound their hearts by the equivalent of 10 human years - soon they hope to use it on heart failure patients

Hannah Erganian Robinson, 40, flew her beloved dog over 4,000 miles from Kansas, US, to Cambridge in the UK for a life-saving surgery, after her rescue pup was diagnosed with congestive heart failure

The post People over 70 who walk an extra 500 steps a day can lower risk of heart failure by 14% that helps live longer.

Walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, research suggests.

According to a Rutgers study, Palliative care, which is specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure -- isn't likely to reduce psychological distress. Read further on Dynamite News: