The Save
My 'interruption in life,' as I call it, started as any other normal workday. However, things took a turn when I began experiencing ...
Heart Function
Your Heart Function
The heart circulates blood throughout the body. It pumps deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs where it receives oxygen and supplies the freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body.
The heart is divided into the right side and left side and composed of four chambers: two right and left top chambers (atria) and two right and left bottom chambers (ventricles). Valves separate the atria, ventricles, and arteries.
What is Heart Failure?
Heart failure is a condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. It is a chronic condition, which means that is can be treated but not cured. Once diagnosed, most people live with heart failure for the rest of their lives.
Paediatric Heart Failure
Developed in partnership with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). The treatment of heart failure in children often depends on ...
Isabel’s LVAD Experience
Isabel lived with heart failure for 11 years before having a heart transplant in 2021. Self-care and self-management continue to be ...
Treatments
Device Therapies are specialized pacemakers that either make your heart pump more efficiently or protect you from life threatening ...
Medications
Heart failure medications work in different ways. They may strengthen the heart’s pumping function, reduce the amount of work that the ...
How is Heart Failure Diagnosed?
Detecting heart failure can be difficult because symptoms may be confused with other conditions. But early diagnosis is key to helping ...