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Heart Failure Advances

Overview:
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.

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Part One:

Definition of heart failure
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Risk factors

Part Two:

Range of heart failure severity
Fluid retention/weight monitoring
Beta Blocker medications
Ace Inhibitor medicines
Diuretics
Heart pumps
Heart transplants

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

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