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Heart Failure – Does Testosterone Hold the Key?

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

The heart hasn’t failed – it just doesn’t match up to the body’s requirements especially when the requirements are increased such as during exercise. Heart failure or cardiac insufficiency has marked negative effects both on quality of life and quantity of life.

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Resynchronising the Heart in Heart Failure

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Today’s vlog is on the subject of heart failure and in particular on a special type of pacemaker which can make a significant improvement to the quality of life and length of life in patients with heart failure. length of life? You can download this script as a Hindi translation here. What is heart failure?

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The Management of Chronic Disease

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Pharmacological treatments: These can be divided into 2 groups Medications that improve quality of life (usually by relieving symptoms) and medications that can prolong life. Medications that improve quality of life in heart failure for example include diuretics.