Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Key Takeaways Congestive heart failure and heart failure are the same and mean the ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a type of heart failure that affects the left side of the heart. It occurs when the lower left chamber of the heart, called the left ventricle ...

Some people feel uncomfortable sleeping on the left side (if they have heart failure or recent procedures/pacemakers), and may prefer sleeping on the right side, says Puja Mehta, M.D., director of ...

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) happens when your heart can’t relax and fill with blood properly during the diastole phase. Aging is the most common cause, with an estimated 88% of ...

While heart failure can start in several ways, the key feature is that the heart stops doing an effective job of filling with blood and pumping it out to the rest of the body. This complex clinical ...

Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned ...

Diastolic heart failure means there’s a problem with your heart’s ability to fill with blood. It’s a type of congestive heart failure where your heart cannot work efficiently, leading to fluid ...