heart-failure
Organ stops working
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body's needs.
Despite the name, it doesn't mean the heart has stopped—that's cardiac arrest.
Heart failure develops gradually as the heart weakens: She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure after months of fatigue and shortness of breath.
Hollow organ chamber
- atriumRoofed central hall
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
valves · muscle · weakened · enlarged · stiffened · contractility · output · circulation
Pathological tissue puffiness
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
wheezing · palpitations · dizziness · weakness · breathlessness · congestion · ascites · cyanosis
Involving blocked flow
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
- decompensatedLost ability to maintain function
acute · chronic · preserved · reduced · staging · diagnosis · prognosis · mortality
Drugs increasing urine output
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
medication · cardiologist · monitoring · digoxin · implantable · resynchronization · vasodilators · hospice
ventricle
Hollow organ chamber
- atriumRoofed central hall
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
chambers · valves · muscle · weakened · enlarged · stiffened · contractility · output · circulation · coronary
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
coughing · wheezing · palpitations · dizziness · weakness · breathlessness · congestion · ascites · cyanosis · confusion
congestive
Involving blocked flow
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
decompensated · acute · chronic · preserved · reduced · staging · diagnosis · prognosis · mortality · hospitalization
diuretics
Drugs increasing urine output
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
transplant · medication · cardiologist · monitoring · digoxin · implantable · resynchronization · vasodilators · hospice · palliative
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