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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Causes
Heart attack, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, excessive alcohol use, infection, heart damage
Complications
Cardiac arrest
Deaths
35% risk of death in the first year
Diagnostic method
Echocardiogram
Differential diagnosis
Kidney failure, thyroid disease, liver disease, anemia, obesity
Duration
Lifetime

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Acute decompensation

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Heart failure

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related to External links · 27
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related to Staging · 14
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related to United States · 14
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Heart failure → common, common cause of right heart failure, common cause of right heart failure.By ejection fractionA more accurate classification of heart failure type is made by measuring ejection fraction, leading cause of hospital readmissions in the U.S, leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.United StatesIn the United States, long-term condition, more common.Left-sided failureThe left side of the heart takes oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the rest of the circulatory system in the body, pathophysiological condition in which the heart's output is insufficient to meet the needs of the body and lungs, potential end stage of all heart diseases.Common causes of heart failure include coronary artery disease, syndrome and not a disease, worsening of chronic heart failure symptoms
has prevention · 11
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related to Blood tests · 11
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related to Medications · 9
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Heart failureCausesHeart attack, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, excessive alcohol use, infection, heart damage1.00infobox
Heart failureComplicationsCardiac arrest1.00infobox
Heart failureDeaths35% risk of death in the first year1.00infobox
Heart failureDiagnostic methodEchocardiogram1.00infobox
Heart failureDifferential diagnosisKidney failure, thyroid disease, liver disease, anemia, obesity1.00infobox
Heart failureDurationLifetime1.00infobox
Heart failureFrequency40 million (2015), 1–2% of adults (developed countries)1.00infobox
Heart failureMedicationDiuretics, cardiac medications1.00infobox
Heart failureOther namesCongestive heart failure (CHF), congestive cardiac failure (CCF)1.00infobox
Heart failureRisk factorsSmoking, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, exposure to second-hand smoke1.00infobox
Heart failureSpecialtyCardiology1.00infobox
Heart failureSymptomsShortness of breath, exhaustion, swollen legs1.00infobox
Heart failureis acommon0.90text
Heart failureis apathophysiological condition in which the heart's output is insufficient to meet the needs of the body and lungs0.90text
Heart failureis amore common.Left-sided failureThe left side of the heart takes oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the rest of the circulatory system in the body0.90text
Heart failureis asyndrome and not a disease0.90text
Heart failureis apotential end stage of all heart diseases.Common causes of heart failure include coronary artery disease0.90text
Heart failureis acommon cause of right heart failure.By ejection fractionA more accurate classification of heart failure type is made by measuring ejection fraction0.90text
Heart failureis along-term condition0.90text
Heart failureis aworsening of chronic heart failure symptoms0.90text
Heart failureis acommon cause of right heart failure0.90text
Heart failureis aleading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.United StatesIn the United States0.90text
Heart failureis aleading cause of hospital readmissions in the U.S0.90text

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