A supervised program of increasing exercise, mental support and training to allow a person with a heart condition to resume normal activities. Any weakening or deformity of the heart muscle that causes a decreased force of pumping. This leads to less efficient circulation of blood through the lungs and the rest of the body. An investigational surgical treatment for heart failure that involves taking muscles from the person's back or abdomen and wrapping them around the heart. Its goal is to increase the heart's pumping power.
Caregivers can be home healthcare workers, family members or friends.
An illness or condition that develops slowly and persists for a long period of time. Heart failure is almost always a chronic illness. Any heart condition or abnormality that a person was born with. A common form of heart failure that results in a patient retaining excessive fluid, often leading to swelling of the legs and ankles and congestion in the lungs. A procedure used to reroute the blood supply around a blocked section of a coronary artery.