Heart Failure Medical Reference

ACE inhibitors are drugs often used to treat heart failure. Learn how they work.

If you have heart failure, you may have heard of a BNP blood test. But what is it?

WebMD explains the symptoms of heart failure, such as swelling and shortness of breath.

If you have heart failure and get any of these symptoms, give your doctor a call.

WebMD explains the use of calcium channel blockers to treat heart failure.

Find out how heart pump medication -- also called inotropic therapy -- can be used to treat people with heart failure.

WebMD gives your tips for living with heart failure and the lifestyle changes that go with it.

A left ventricular assist device -- also called an LVAD -- can help a heart weakened by heart failure.

Digoxin is often used to treat symptoms of heart failure. Learn more from WebMD about types of this medication, including its side effects and interaction with other drugs.

Learn more from WebMD about heart transplant surgery, including who is eligible and what is involved before and after the procedure.

Your heart can benefit from a low-sodium diet. But how do you do that? Here’s how.

Become informed of important heart failure terminology.

Learn how potassium and magnesium supplements are used to treat heart failure.

Angiotensin II receptor blockers, or ARBs, are an option for people with heart failure. Find out what they are and how they work.

Get information on blood vessel dilators, also called vasodilators, including how the drugs can help treat heart failure.

Your heart rate is an important number to know. How do you measure it? What should it be during exercise? The answers lie ahead.