What Causes Heart Murmurs In Kids
Health Encyclopedia: Congestive Heart Failure Causes
- Congestive Heart Failure Causes
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure Risk Factors
- Congestive Heart Failure Complications
- Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
Causes
Heart failure has many causes and can evolve in different ways.
- It can be a direct, last-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 water and salt. This in turn increases edema (fluid bui...
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