According to the CDC, more than 6.5 million Americans have heart failure, and it is a contributing factor in 1 in 8 deaths. Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen.

Caught in its earliest stages, it can be reversed or slowed through lifestyle modification and medication. On this episode of Hurley in the Morning, Cardiologist Kulpreet Barn, MD, outlines the early symptoms, risk factors, and how it is diagnosed and treated.