What is heart disease? The word "heart disease" refers to a wide range of heart disorders. Coronary artery disease (CAD), which affects blood flow to the heart, is the most common form of heart disease in the United States. A heart attack may be caused by a reduction of blood...

About heart failure Heart failure is a chronic medical condition in which the heart is unable to perform its work of pumping blood to the body's various organs. It can be caused by a number of causes, many of which seriously harm the patient's heart and heart muscles, putting...