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Blog Topic: Heart Failure

Avoid These Foods if You Have Heart Failure

August 28, 2020

If you’re living with heart failure, making some simple adjustments to your diet can improve your quality of life. Like, eliminating certain foods and drinks from your diet, especially things that increase fluid retention, contribute to blood sugar problems, or lead to obesity.

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CardioMEMS: Remote Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients

May 14, 2020

There is a new remote monitoring option called the CardioMEMS HF System that allows heart failure patients to be monitored from home.

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How 5 Bad Habits Affect Your Heart Health

October 10, 2019

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US. Learn more about how to keep your hearth healthy by avoiding these 5 habits.

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Podcast: The Truth About Heart Failure

August 31, 2017

In this podcast, Dr. Paul Mather, heart failure specialist at Penn Medicine, explains how to manage the symptoms of heart failure and how to get the best treatment for your condition.

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Mechanical Assist Devices for Late Stages of Heart Failure

August 30, 2017

Watch this video about mechanical assist devices for late stages of heart failure.

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How to Choose a Heart Failure Treatment Program

January 04, 2017

Choosing the best heart failure program can be a difficult; here, we share three tips to choosing the program that is right for you.

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Bill's Story: Heart Failure

August 30, 2016

In this part of his story, Bill talks about his experience with heart failure and an eventual heart transplant.

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5 Tips for Exercise with Heart Failure

July 20, 2015

People with heart failure may find symptom relief with exercise. For many people with heart failure, shortness of breath and low energy during physical activity are hallmarks of their condition.

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5 Tips For Understanding Your Heart Failure Medications

June 19, 2015

For people with heart failure, medication is an important part of the treatment plan. But the medications themselves can quickly become confusing and overwhelming.

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5 Scary Myths about Heart Failure

May 07, 2015

Heart failure: Two words no one wants to hear a doctor say. The fact is that nearly 6 million people in the US have heart failure—and that number is only growing, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

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