Heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure is a progressive and chronic condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weak and unable to pump adequate blood in order to meet the need of the body for blood and oxygen (AHA, 2014). There are two types of Heart failure namely Left sided and right sided heart failure. According to Moore & Roth (2015), left-sided heart failure occurs when the left ventricle failed to pump proficiently. It prevents the body from receiving adequate oxygen-rich blood. The…

Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Samantha Durant Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439-64139: RN Evidence-Based Practice-Williamson December 2017 Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Heart Failure (HF) is a disease that affects approximately 6 million adults in the United States. (www.cdc.gov) Complications include weight gain, shortness of breath, swelling in the lower extremities, and fatigue. (www.cdc.gov) Common risk factors…

Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a growing epidemic today as people are living longer with the diagnosis. In 2013, it was estimated that over 550,000 new cases of HF arise annually in the United States.1 Globally, the prevalence of HF is over 23 million.1 The American Heart Association defines heart failure as a syndrome resulting from “any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill or eject blood.” 1 In essence, the heart fails to meet the…

diagnosis of acute congested heart failure. Heart failure is the inability of the heart to work effectively as a pump. It is a common chronic health problem with acute episodes often causing hospitalization. Over five million people in the United States have heart failure causing about 875,000 hospitalizations each year acute coronary disease and other structural or functional problems of the heart can lead to acute heart failure. Both acute and chronic heart failure can be life threatening if…

Jillian great post. Heart failure is when the heart is either not pumping enough blood into circulation or when the ventricles are not filling properly. Heart failure can result from many different conditions; some of the conditions that heart failure can result from are CAD, hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, and MI (Higgerson, n.d. & Mattson Porth, 2015). Since it seems that the right and left side of the heart are being affected now the provider could expect to see…

Congested Heart Failure, often referred to as CHF, is when the hearts output pressure is weaker than normal. This will cause the blood to have a decreased pressure circulating the body, but the internal pressure within the heart will increase. As a result the heart cannot keep up with supplying the body enough oxygen and nutrients that it depends on. So the chambers of the heart will stretch due to the increase in pressure to try and hold more blood to pump through the body or may become stiff…

In the U.S. alone, there’re approximately 5.7 million Americans who are affected by congestive heart failure and about 550,000 new cases each year . A common misconception among Americans, is that cardiac arrest and heart failure are the same – not exactly. Both conditions can be life-threatening, but heart failure refers to the incapability of the heart to circulate blood throughout the body to meet the body’s needs. Due to the inadequate blood circulation, it results the leaking of fluid from…

Heart failure is a common killer of both men and women in the United States every year. It is a very serious issue that plagues this country and other developed countries like it. Heart failure is a syndrome with many risk factors, such as, age, obesity, congenital heart diseases, and many others. A client is considered to be in heart failure, when their heart is unable to profuse tissues in the body with oxygenated and nutrient rich blood for tissue to sufficiently function. A client when…

Congestive heart failure effects approximately 5.1 million Americans, with about 670,000 new cases diagnosed each year (Davidson,2015). In 2009, one in nine deaths were contributed to heart failure (Davidson,2015). The expectancy life span after being diagnosed is approximately five years. It effects mostly the elderly over the age of 65. CHF is a chronic disease that over time gets worse because of the weakening of the heart, increased workload, which reduces the amount of oxygenation that can…

Heart Failure Many people come across the word “heart failure” and automatically become scared or anxious at the idea of their heart no longer being useful. The truth is, although it is definitely something to stay aware of, heart failure only means that your heart has encountered a difficulty when it comes to pumping blood normally. There are multiple forms of heart failure some which are included are, left side failure, right side failure, diastolic failure systolic failure and congestive…