These Are the 4 Stages of Heart Failure Lisa Marie Conklin
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What is heart failure?
Heart failure doesn t mean the heart has stopped beating. Quite simply, heart failure happens when the heart muscle can t pump enough blood to supply the body s needs. And it can happen to anyone even if you have a healthy lifestyle or never had a heart attack.
An inherited heart condition, or a poorly managed disease such as diabetes which can damage the heart, could nudge you into a higher risk status. What s not as easy to comprehend is that heart failure is multifaceted. It can be mild, with no symptoms, or it can be quite severe in which a patient needs a heart transplant to survive.