Understanding
Your Diagnosis

Heart failure is a complicated condition and can affect people of all ages. Learn the basics about heart failure and explore the different types symptoms, risk factors, and complications.
Heart failure is a complicated condition and can affect people of all ages.
Learn the basics about heart failure and explore the different types,
symptoms, risk factors, and complications.

1

Overview

2

Causes

3

Testing

Overview

Congenital Heart Disease

Cardiomyopathy

Other Causes

Causes

As we age, our hearts naturally lose some of their power to pump and fill properly. Some health conditions may cause this to happen sooner than it should. Let’s explore some of the most common causes of heart failure in children and young adults.