What is Heart Failure?

Without enough blood flow, your body doesn’t get enough of what it needs to stay alive. Parts of the body – such as the kidneys or liver – start dying. People cannot continue living when major organs such as the kidneys or the liver stop working, unless they receive therapy.

As the heart gets weaker, it pumps less and less well. That’s when you’re  in end-stage heart failure. This means that your heart has arrived at the end of its life and will become weaker and weaker over time. Heart failure is not any one thing; rather, it is a group of worrisome signs. Most people with this stage of heart failure have shortness of breath, either at rest or with light exertion, and they can feel fatigued.