Heart failure clinic opens at Piedmont Newton

Heart failure clinic opens at Piedmont Newton

COVINGTON – Piedmont has expanded access to outpatient heart failure management with a new heart failure clinic at Piedmont Newton Hospital. Approximately 6.7 million Americans over age 20 are living with heart failure, according to one study.

​What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease

Have you heard of heart failure? It’s not a heart attack. But they’re both forms of heart disease. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is suddenly reduced or blocked. Heart failure happens when the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. And it affects almost 3 million women a year.Understanding this condition can help you know if you’re at risk — and what you can do about it.The dangers of heart failureHeart failure, which usu…

What Women Need to Know About Heart Failure

Have you heard of heart failure? It’s not a heart attack. But they’re both forms of heart disease. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is suddenly reduced or blocked. Heart failure happens when the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. And it affects almost 3 million women a year. Understanding this condition can help you know if you’re at risk — and what you can do about it. The dangers of heart failure Heart failure, which …