heart failure
How does diet and exercise affect heart failure?
Jordan Gaucher, PA-C, knows how heart failure can impact your quality of life. She spoke with us on how diet and exercise affect heart failure, the impact of stress and more.
How is heart failure treated?
Cardiologist James Ampadu, MD, spoke with us on heart failure, including how heart failure is treated, whether it is curable and more.
Patient stories: Her stomach pain was a warning sign for a heart condition
Patient stories: How a primary care provider saved a life
Ernie Alessandrone moved to Travelers Rest, South Carolina, from his previous home state of Georgia and worked as an electrician. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure and hospitalized in 2019, Alessandrone recovered and began regular visits with primary care provider James Gettys, MD, at Travelers Rest Family Medicine. Alessandrone had returned to everyday life and hadn’t […]
Sodium and heart failure nutrition
In this short video, Prisma Health dietitian Lisa Akly, RDN, explains the importance of nutrition and limiting sodium for those with heart failure. “From a nutritional standpoint, salt is salt regardless of its description,” said Akly. While some variations on salt are said to be ‘healthier’ than others, this isn’t really the case. Himalayan pink […]