Discussions: Congestive Heart Failure

Will there be a lighter and smaller battery available for the Lvad heartmatt 111 now or in the future the reson I ask this is when strapped to the body it can effect your posture

I got my LVAD in 2015 and haven't had any problems with it. Just over the last few days, I've been getting pains in my heart, mostly when I'm tired. In the evenings, there is a pressure in my heart that sometimes increases to short stabs of intense pain. It seems to be increasing. Does anybody else...

Two years ago my husband who suffers from congestive heart failure was tested to be put on a heart transplant list. He was deemed to healthy. Now we are facing the same testing. I can live with the thought of him receiving a heart transplant. He feels fine right now. No shortness of breath, he golfs...

My Dad received a heart transplant in 2015. We believed that he would make it through. All through FAITH in God knowing that there would be a reason. I am grateful to God everyday for also renewing him heart, mind, and soul to know who God is in his life!! Stay strong and believe!! I will be...

I am 38 years old and I have chronic systolic heart failure and I am in class 3 heart failure and I have shortness of breath with everyday activities and I can't exercise because of the shortness of breath. I had a left and right heart catherization done back in October and I recently met with my...