Right Sided Heart Failure
Health Encyclopedia: Right Sided Heart Failure
Right-sided heart failure is a condition in which the right side of the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
Alternative Names
Congestive heart failure - right-sided
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Right-sided heart failure occurs in about 1 in 20 people. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure in the United States, but it can be a complication of other conditions.
Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Prevention Follow your health care provider's recommendations for treating conditions that may cause congestive heart... Read more »Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Treatment Heart failure requires periodic monitoring by your health care provider. The goals of treatment include... Read more »Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Symptoms Shortness of breath Swelling of feet and ankles Urinating more frequently at... Read more »Enlarged adenoids
... Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Full recovery is expected. Right-sided heart failure is reversible when the sleep apnea and airway obstruction are treated. ... Read more »Cor pulmonale
Right-sided heart failure - cor pulmonale Prevention Avoiding behaviors that lead to chronic lung disease (especially cigarette smoking) may prevent the... Read more »Images
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April 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease patients diagnosed with depression could be in double trouble. New research shows these patients are at an... Read summary »
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