Heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body.

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Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, describes any condition in which the heart is unable to adequately pump blood throughout the body and/or unable to prevent blood from backing up into the lungs.

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Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema - Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an imbalance in pump function in which the heart fails to maintain the circulation of blood adequately. The most severe manifestation of CHF, pulmonary edema, develops when this imbalance causes an increase in lung fluid secondary to leakage from pulmonary capillaries into the interstitium and alveoli of the lung.

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Congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood through the body. Congestive heart failure is a serious, chronic condition, and without proper care can result in repeated trips to the hospital for treatment. Many symptoms can be controlled. The Carilion Congestive Heart Failure Clinic (CCHFC) , helps patients learn to recognize subtle ...

Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. This can result from narrowed arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle -- coronary artery disease. past heart attack, or myocardial infarction (mi o-KAR'de-al in-FARK'shun), with scar tissue that interferes with the heart muscle's ...

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Clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) is traditionally associated with the triad of ventricular systolic dysfunction, loss of functional cardiac mass, and cardiac enlargement.

Congestive Heart Failure: Training for a Better Life James R. Clark, MD, with Carl Sherman Series Editor: Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 26 - NO. 8 - AUGUST 98 In Brief: Congestive heart failure (CHF) patients who exercise regularly can increase exercise tolerance, decrease dyspnea and fatigue, reduce the risk of arrhythmias, and improve quality of life. Initial ...

Facts about Congestive Heart Failure What is heart failure Heart failure occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump enough blood through the body. Usually, the loss in pumping action is a symptom of an underlying heart problem, such as coronary artery disease. The term heart failure suggests a sudden and complete stop of heart activity. But, actually, the heart does not suddenly stop.

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California State University, Fresno Department of Nursing Fresno, CA Congestive Heart Failure BY: Dondee Almazan, Sean McFarland, & Lyza Sanders Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), also known as cardiac failure, is one of the most common causes of in-hospital mortality for patients with cardiac diseases. Despite advances in the medical management of cardiovascular diseases, CHF is being encountered ...

Congestive heart failure is a type of heart disease in which the heart muscle is too weak to pump blood effectively, so that the flow of blood to vital organs is insufficient. ...

An estimated 4.8 million Americans have congestive heart failure. Increasing prevalence, hospitalizations, and deaths have made it a major chronic condition in the United States.

Drugs Used For Treating Patients With Congestive Heart Failure What Is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a syndrome that occurs because the heart is failing as a pump. The left ventricle no longer functions as an adequate pump to maintain normal cardiac output (normal ejection fractions). This may be due to disease of the heart muscle (eg. - idiopathic cardiac ...

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Disorders that can lead to congestive heart failure by limiting muscle contraction strength, limiting the heart chambers' ability to fill with blood, or overfilling the pumping chambers.