Left-sided heart failure is a kind of cardiovascular disorder that primarily impacts the lungs. Consult a doctor if you experience this symptom during sleep.

In left-sided heart failure, the left side of the heart cannot efficiently pump blood to the body. This can lead to a backup of blood in the lungs and symptoms like coughing and tiredness.

About 6.7 million adults in the U.S. currently have heart failure — with nearly one in four Americans expected to develop ...

Some people feel uncomfortable sleeping on the left side (if they have heart failure or recent procedures/pacemakers), and may prefer sleeping on the right side, says Puja Mehta, M.D., director of ...

Guillaume Goudot et al, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: From a Vascular Perspective, Circulation: Heart Failure (2024). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.124.012187 ...

Decreased function from heart enlargement can eventually lead to heart failure. While LV reconstructive surgery may help reduce this risk, doctors don’t consider the procedure a cure.