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Heart failure, also known as heart weakness, is a serious illness: Due to a weakening of the heart muscle, the organs are less well supplied with blood. In Germany, around four million people are affected by heart failure. 00:00 Heart failure briefly explained 00:23 How does a healthy heart work? 01:18 How does insufficiency damage the heart? 02:07 Why does water collect in the body when blood congests? 02:23 How does damage to the left side of the heart manifest itself? 03:11 How does damage to the right side of the heart manifest itself? 03:48 What are the symptoms of heart failure? The video was recorded in 2018. More about heart failure and treatment options: https://www.ratgeber-herzinsuffizienz... Information about Novartis Germany can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nova... https://www.novartis.com/de-de/