congestive heart failure
Pump gradually weakens
Congestive heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body's needs.
Fluid accumulates in the lungs, legs, and other tissues, causing shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling.
The condition is managed rather than cured: She was hospitalized twice last year for congestive heart failure.
Often shortened to heart failure.
Labored respiration condition
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
pulmonary edema · weight gain · cough · wheezing · palpitations · cyanosis · chest tightness · hepatomegaly
Heart muscle disorder
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- atriaRoofed central courts
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
valvular · coronary artery · ischemia · hypertension · cardiologist · echocardiogram · heart transplant · pacemaker
Drugs increasing urine output
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- digoxinCardiac glycoside from foxglove
- anticoagulantsClot-preventing medications
- vasodilatorsAgents widening blood vessels
Ongoing observation of something
- lifestyle modificationAdjusting personal habits deliberately
- dietCustomary food consumption
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- outpatientTreated without admission
telemedicine · self-care · education · rehabilitation · follow-up · prognosis · palliative care · hospice
Cessation of life
- end-stageFinal, irreversible phase
- terminalAt the endpoint
- survival rateShare of survivors measured
- sudden cardiac deathAbrupt heart failure causing demise
prognosis · hospice · palliative · life expectancy · decline · decompensation · refractory · advanced
dyspnea
Labored respiration condition
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
weakness · pulmonary edema · weight gain · cough · wheezing · palpitations · cyanosis · chest tightness · hepatomegaly · cachexia
cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle disorder
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- atriaRoofed central courts
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
arrhythmia · valvular · coronary artery · ischemia · hypertension · cardiologist · echocardiogram · heart transplant · pacemaker · defibrillator
diuretics
Drugs increasing urine output
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- digoxinCardiac glycoside from foxglove
- anticoagulantsClot-preventing medications
vasodilators · oxygen therapy · salt substitute · compression stockings
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- lifestyle modificationAdjusting personal habits deliberately
- dietCustomary food consumption
- exerciseActivity for fitness
outpatient · telemedicine · self-care · education · rehabilitation · follow-up · prognosis · palliative care · hospice · caregiver support
death
Cessation of life
- end-stageFinal, irreversible phase
- terminalAt the endpoint
- survival rateShare of survivors measured
sudden cardiac death · prognosis · hospice · palliative · life expectancy · decline · decompensation · refractory · advanced · comfort care
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- heart diseaseheart attack, heart disease, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy
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congestive heart failurecardiovascular health
Wellbeing of circulatory system
congestive heart failuresudden cardiac arrest
Unexpected total heart stoppage
sudden cardiac death · heart attack · myocardial infarction · cardiac arrest · ventricular fibrillation
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