How To Cope With a Heart Failure Diagnosis When you are diagnosed with heart failure, it is understandable for there to be a complete rush of emotions and feelings. It […]
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Heart failure lives at home
Heart failure lives at home. Although you read a lot about patients, their treatments and care, nearly all of it relates to hospital, all the problems manifest at home, in […]
Misdiagnosis of Heart Failure
Misdiagnosis of Heart Failure The most-frequent diagnostic errors are for common conditions seen by primary care doctors, including ailments such as pneumonia and heart failure that can lead to severe […]
What is a BNP test?
What is a BNP test? BNP ( brain natriuretic peptide ) is a hormone secreted by cardiac cells in response to increased pressure within the heart. BNP helps to regulate the […]