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Health Encyclopedia: Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
- Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- The Causes of Congestive Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure Risk Factors
- Congestive Heart Failure Complications
- Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis
Symptoms
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 result from inadequate delivery of oxygen-rich blood to the body's tissues. Since heart failure can progress rapidly, it is essential to consult a doctor immediately if any of the following symptoms are detected.
Symptoms of Left-Side Heart Failure
Fatigue and shortness of breath (dyspnea) are the first symptoms. They are caused by fluid in the...
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Expert & Community Posts
Heart failure, is it All the Same?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert... Not really. In fact, heart failure is newly diagnosed in more than half a... Read more »
Heart Failure and Statin Drugs
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...statin drugs to be prescribed in the treatment of heart failure. However, the type of heart... Read more »
What Do I Do About Heart Failure?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert... Heart failure is usually a chronic disease. That means it's a long-term Read more »
Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
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Heart Failure: What Does It Mean?
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Health Guide
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
... Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common Read more »Congestive Heart Failure Complications
... Complications At least 20% of hospitalizations in older adults are due to heart failure. For people over age65, it is the number one cause of death, with nearly 290,000 people dying from this Read more »Left-sided heart failure
... Alternative Names Congestive heart failure - left Treatment The goals of treatments are: Treat the disease that Read more »Left-sided heart failure
... Definition Left-sided heart failure is a life-threatening condition in which the left side of the heart cannot pump enough blood to the Read more »Congestive Heart Failure Causes
... Causes Heart failure has many causes and can evolve in different ways. It can be a direct, last-stage result of heart damage Read more »
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Medications
...should not be used in people with certain kinds of heart failure (such as people with NYHA Class... Read more »
...cause or worsen certain heart problems (congestive heart failure, heart attack). Seek immediate... Read more »
...especially of: heart disease (e.g., congestive heart failure) liver disease ... Read more »
...cause or worsen a certain heart problem (congestive heart failure). Tell your doctor right away... Read more »
...in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney... Read more »
Related News
Could you have heart failure and not know it?
January 27, 2009
February is American Heart Month, as part of this event, experts are encouraging people to learn the signs and symptoms of heart failure. According... Read summary »
Defibrillator may not help many with heart failure
March 18, 2009Implanted defibrillators don't seem to provide any particular benefit to many people with heart failure , a new study finds. Read summary »
High rate of early heart failure seen in blacks
January 05, 2010
Blacks tend to develop h eart failure 20 years earlier than whites, a long-running study shows. Read summary »
Obesity linked to heart failure risk
January 05, 2010
Swedish studies add heart failure to the list of cardiac problems linked to overweight and obesity. Read more. Read summary »
New surgery for heart failure ineffective
April 01, 2009
A surgical procedure called ventricular reconstruction that doctors hoped would improve symptoms in people with heart failure does not seem to work,... Read summary »
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