People with kidney failure have an increased risk of developing heart failure and vice versa. Medication, diet, and lifestyle changes may protect your organs. Approximately 6.2 million adults in the ...

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...

How Does Jardiance Work for Heart Failure? Jardiance helps to lower the workload on the heart. Normally, the kidneys filter in a way that keeps all of the sugar in the bloodstream rather than allowing ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...