Few syndromes are as common, morbid, or unevenly managed as heart failure (HF), and its burden continues to grow worldwide.

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An updated universal definition of heart failure makes cutoffs for left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) more flexible in defining heart failure categories and adds the causes of heart failure, ...

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but life-threatening condition that can affect women with previously healthy hearts a few weeks before or after giving birth. It causes a severe reduction in ...

Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently. The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, and general weakness.

A patient fact sheet outlining the differences between heart failure and cardiomyopathy, including subtypes of each condition and diagnostic procedures for both. Cardiomyopathy is a group of heart ...