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Nearly 6 million Americans are living with heart failure. About 670,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year. Although there has been a dramatic increase over the last several decades in the number of people who suffer from heart failure, survival rates have greatly improved.
Coronary artery disease, heart attack, and high blood pressure are the main causes and risk factors of heart failure. Other diseases that damage or weaken the heart muscle or heart valves can also...
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Congestive Heart Failure
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Neil Siecke, MD, Clinical Insturctor, UCSD Division of Cardiology on July 28, 2005.Congestive heart failure (or heart... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Your doctor will review your medical history and will ask for details about your symptoms, including how many blocks you can walk without becoming... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Doctors can often make a preliminary diagnosis of heart failure by medical history and careful physical examination.A thorough medical history may... Read more »
Nasal congestion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nose - congested; Congested nose; Stuffy nose Home Care INFANTS AND YOUNGER CHILDREN For babies or infants who are too young to blow... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Many symptoms of heart failure result from the congestion that develops as fluid backs up into the lungs and leaks into the tissues. Other symptoms... Read more »
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