How Do Eating Disorders Cause Heart Failure?
- Congestive Heart Failure Causes
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
Causes
Heart failure has many causes and can evolve in different ways.
- It can be a direct, latest-stage result of heart damage from one or more of several heart or circulation diseases.
- It can occur over time as the heart tries to compensate for abnormalities caused by these conditions, a condition called remodeling.
In all cases, the weaker pumping action of the heart means that less blood is sent to the kidneys. The kidneys respond by retaining salt and water. This in turn increases edema (fluid...
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Eating Disorders: Causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
In the United States, about 7 million females and 1 million males suffer from eating disorders.AgeEating disorders occur most often in adolescents... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Congestive Heart Failure Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Heart failure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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