Q: Our 12-year-old miniature poodle has been coughing pretty badly for about two months — mostly at night. He also has some swelling in three of his lower legs and feet and has lost a lot of his ...

You can follow a treatment plan and take medications as a doctor prescribes to manage congestive heart failure. Eat a heart-healthy diet and stay physically active to slow heart failure progression.

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

You can follow a treatment plan and take medications as a doctor prescribes to manage congestive heart failure. Eat a ...

Systolic congestive heart failure involves the left side of your heart losing its ability to pump effectively. Common ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...