Difference between revisions of "Congestive heart failure"

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*[[Calcific aortic stenosis]].<ref name=pmid26397947>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Urena | first1 = M. | last2 = Himbert | first2 = D. | last3 = Vahanian | first3 = A. | title = Percutaneous aortic valve interventions in heart failure patients. | journal = Minerva Cardioangiol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Sep | year = 2015 | doi =  | PMID = 26397947 }}</ref>
*[[Interstitial lung disease]].
*[[Congenital heart disease]].
*[[Congenital heart disease]].
*[[Cardiomyopathy]].
*[[Cardiomyopathy]].
*Others.
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*[[pulmonary embolism|Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lang | first1 = I. | title = Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a distinct disease entity. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 136 | pages = 246-52 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.00001115 | PMID = 26028636 }}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:28, 5 May 2016

Pictorial representation of what happens in congestive heart failure. (WC/NIH)
Pitting edema - a manifestation of congestive heart failure. (WC/James Heilman)

Congestive heart failure, abbreviated CHF, is a clinical diagnosis that is often due to coronary atherosclerosis; however, there are a large number of potential causes.

General

Clinical

Symptoms:

  • Fatigue.
  • Dyspnea.
  • Cough.
  • Leg swelling.

Signs:

Treatment - LMNOP:

  • Lasix (furosemide).
  • Morphine.
  • Nitrates.
  • Oxygen.
  • Position (elevate head).

Causes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Urena, M.; Himbert, D.; Vahanian, A. (Sep 2015). "Percutaneous aortic valve interventions in heart failure patients.". Minerva Cardioangiol. PMID 26397947.
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