National Heart Failure Awareness Week February 14-20, 2010

This week is Heart Failure awareness week. You can read the official notice here. Thanks to the Heart Failure Society of America for this. (HFSA)

According to the American Heart Association, over 5 million people in the US alone have Heart Failure. It is one of the most rapidly growing diagnosis in the world.

Many developed heart failure because of a cardiac event such as a myocardial infarction (heart attack), but some us contracted it for no know reason.

Doctors speculate this latter type was caused by a viral or other type of infection.

In my case they call it nonischemic cardiomyopathy. I also have restrictive cardiomyopathy (stiff heart), atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and complete heart block.

I rely on my bi-ventricular pacemaker to any heart beat at all.

I also take Coreg, Digoxin, Lisinopril, and Ranexa. Although the Ranexa is indicated for Angina, I take it for my restrictive cardiomyopathy.

I am grateful for technology.