Heart failure describes the condition where the heart is not pumping at full efficiency and cannot keep up with the blood flow demand from the body’s organs.
When the heart no longer pumps as it should, the organs in the body become deprived of oxygen and nutrients, and symptoms soon arise.

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that either causes a weakening of the heart muscle or a change in its structure.
While there are different types of cardiomyopathy, they all affect the heart’s ability to pump blood throughout the body and can thus have serious consequences.

Blood pressure is the force that the blood exerts on the veins and arteries while it circulates through the body. We express the measurement of blood pressure as a ratio, such as 120/80 mmHg. The first number is the pressure exerted when blood is pumped into the arteries as the heart muscle contracts (systolic pressure). [...]

It’s estimated that nearly 30 million people in the U.S. are affected by high blood pressure. This would make high blood pressure the third most common chronic ailment in the nation.
More importantly, high blood pressure is an excellent predictor for who will suffer from serious cardiovascular disease in the mid-sixties. It’s time to take a [...]