Heart Failure & Wounds

Why Healing Takes Longer and What We Do About It

At Chicago Medical Group Heart Failure and Wounds, we focus on one of the most critical and often overlooked health connections: the link between chronic heart failure (CHF) and non-healing wounds.

Heart failure doesn’t just affect your heart, it affects your entire body, especially your skin and its ability to repair itself. Understanding this connection is essential for proper treatment and that’s exactly what we specialize in.

How Heart Failure Impacts Wound Healing

Reduced Blood Flow

When the heart can’t pump efficiently, the blood and with it, oxygen and nutrients struggles to reach the skin and tissue. This slows the body’s natural ability to repair wounds.

Fluid Buildup (Edema)

Heart failure often causes fluid to collect in the legs and feet. This swelling restricts circulation even further and increases the risk of skin breakdown and infection.

Weakened Immune Response

A struggling heart means fewer white blood cells reach the wound site, leaving you more vulnerable to infection and inflammation.

Common Wounds in Patients with Heart Failure

Patients with heart failure are at greater risk for developing chronic wounds, including:

Arterial Ulcers

Caused by reduced blood supply, often found on the feet, toes or ankles. These wounds are painful and slow to heal.

Venous Ulcers

Resulting from blood pooling in the legs due to poor venous return. Typically found near the ankles and may be accompanied by swelling or discoloration.

Diabetic Neuropathic Ulcers

In patients who also have diabetes, reduced sensation and poor circulation increase the risk of unnoticed wounds and infections, especially in the feet.

What Makes Our Approach Different

At CMG Heart Failure and Wounds, we don’t treat wounds in isolation. We treat the whole person, taking into account heart function, medications, comorbidities and lifestyle challenges. Our care includes:

Advanced therapies like CAMPs (Cellular and Matrix-Based Products) and CPTs

Compression therapy for fluid management

Customized wound dressings for different types of ulcers

In-home care that reduces the burden of travel and clinic visits

Collaboration with cardiologists and primary care providers to support your heart and healing

Healing Is Possible, With the Right Support

When wounds don’t heal, it's not just a skin issue, it's often a circulation issue, a nutrition issue and a heart issue. That’s why specialized care matters.

We’re here to provide the expertise, treatments and compassion needed to heal complex wounds caused by or made worse by heart failure.

Let’s Break the Cycle

Avoid unnecessary hospital stays, prevent infections and take the first step toward healing right at home.

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