Heart Failure Advances video(Part 1)

Heart Failure Advances video(Part 1)

About 5 million Americans are living with heart failure, a chronic condition that is the leading cause of hospitalization for people over age 65. There has been a lot of progress in understanding and treating heart failure in recent years, and the latest advances are discussed in this interview.

Part One:
Definition of heart failure
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Risk factors

Guest:
Dr. Mandeep Mehra, the head of cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Mehra is also a professor of medicine and head of the division of cardiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine