Managing Heart Failure: Diet, Palpitations & Symptoms

Managing congestive heart failure requires a strict sodium-controlled diet and careful fluid intake. Addressing secondary symptoms like heart palpitations often involves balancing electrolytes like magnesium and calcium.

Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms in Women

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Rae Uddin

With congestive heart failure -- commonly referred to as simply heart failure -- your heart cannot adequately pump blood throughout your body. More than 2.5 million women in the United States have heart failure, according to 2015 American Heart Association statistics.