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The American Heart Association explains how it's easy to add tasty and heart-healthy foods to your everyday meals with Spring and Summer produce.

What is heart failure? Heart Failure, also called congestive heart failure, is when the heart can't keep up with its workload. The American Heart Association has information on the warning signs of heart failure, types of heart failure, classes of heart failure, signs of heart failure, diagnosis of heart failure, prevention of heart failure and treatment of heart failure.

When heart failure progresses to an advanced stage, difficult decisions must be made. The American Heart Association explains advanced heart failure and shared decision making.

The American Heart Association explains some of the barriers to shared decision making for advanced heart failure and solutions to overcome them.

The American Heart Association explains that an important part of shared decision making in advanced heart failure is to clarify what you would want done when future events occur, including unexpected ones.

The American Heart Association explains the prevention of heart failure and what can be done to prevent heart failure whether by medication, lifestyle changes or surgery.

The American Heart Association offers these tools and resources to help you manage your heart failure.

The American Heart Association offers these Answers by Heart patient information sheets address cardiovascular conditions, treatments and tests, and lifestyle and risk reduction. Some topics are also available in Spanish.

The American Heart Association offers these congenital heart defect tools and resources.

The American Heart Association explains that getting active is one of Life's Simply 7 keys to prevention of heart disease and stroke and gives steps you can take to get more physical activity.

The American Heart Association helps you learn how to get active with Life's Simple 7® keys to prevention.

The American Heart Association explains that with an enlarged heart your body starts to retain fluid, your lungs get congested with fluid and your heart begins to beat irregularly. Learn more about enlarged heart.

The American Heart Association explains that beta blockers are designed to slow down your heartbeat, so how do they affect exercise?

The American Heart Association explains that regular, moderately-vigorous physical activity is an important element in managing your blood pressure and reducing hypertension.

What are the warning signs of a heart attack? The American Heart Association explains the most common symptoms of heart attack in men and women.

The American Heart Association explains the various cardiac procedures and heart surgeries for patients, such as Angioplasty, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, PCI, Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary Artery Balloon Dilation, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, PCI, Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary Artery Balloon Dilation, Angioplasty, Laser Angioplasty, Artificial Heart Valve Surgery, Atherectomy, Bypass Surgery, Cardiomyoplasty, Heart Transplant, Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, Radiofrequency Ablation, Stent Procedure, Transmyocardial Revascularization and TMR.

What are the symptoms of Afib or AF? The American Heart Association explains the most common symptoms of atrial fibrillation or afib, the different types of afib, the symptoms of a stroke and the difference between the signs of a heart attack and the signs of afib.

What are the symptoms of a heart attack in women? The American Heart Association explains how signs of a heart attack in women may be different than heart attack signs in men.

The American Heart Association offers answers to frequently asked questions about recovering from heart attack such as How long will you need to rest after my heart attack? When can you go back to work after a heart attack? Is it normal to feel so depressed after a heart attack? Is chest pain normal after a heart attack? Why is cardiac rehabilitation important after a heart attack? Why are lifestyle changes important after a heart attack? What treatments will I need after my heart attack? What about sex after a heart attack?

The American Heart Association recommends that you make the most of your next doctor's appointment by using the PACE Guide Sheet.