A panel of medical experts discuss various categories of heart failure and their clinical implications. This is a video synopsis/summary of a panel discussion involving Robert Groves, MD; Eugene E.

Panelists discuss how heart failure classification involves HFrEF vs HFpEF distinctions and staging systems (A through D), with the greatest prevention opportunities existing in early stages A and B, ...

BNP levels are sensitive to such other biological factors as age, gender, sex, weight, and renal function. BNP levels may be elevated in cases of acute MI, pulmonary embolism, and chronic obstructive ...

Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...

Drug-induced heart failure can occur if a drug damages the heart, reducing its ability to pump blood throughout the body. Drugs can either cause heart failure or worsen preexisting heart failure. Many ...