Heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure or CHF is a disease that makes it hard for the body to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the body's organs. The heart muscle becomes damaged from other conditions such as myocardial ischemia, hypertension and arrhythmia. When this happens the heart is very weak, but it works too hard to efficiently pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the body resulting in life-threatening congestion. Congestive heart failure can affect all ages, from children to the elderly. Almost five…

Heart Failure: Who are the Heart Doctors? Princess Igwe, Mercer University College of Pharmacy/ InpharmDTM According to the American Heart Association, heart failure is a chronic, complex condition resulting from weakened heart muscle that is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.1 Because of this complexity, it is recommended that patients work in conjunction with their doctor(s) to manage this condition. But who are the heart doctors? Heart failure patients may have to work…

Thank you for responding on my post. I agreed your statement that heart failure is complex diagnosis also pharmacological treatments depends on the condition type, severity, etiology. Heart failure is one of the most frequent cardiac diagnosis for hospitalization to patient, the undesirable effect of long term coronary artery disease also increase prevalence of heart failure (Ciccone,2016). Congestive heart failure (CHF) or heart failure most commonly refer as decompensation and cardiac…

TITLE: Afterload reduction and beneficial in the management of heart failure Jose R Tapanes International Institute for Health Care Professionals Abstract Afterload is the pressure in the wall of the left ventricle during ejection. In other words, it is the end load against which the heart contracts to eject blood. Afterload is divided into components: one factor is the aortic pressure the left ventricular muscle must overcome to eject blood. There is an inverse relationship between afterload…

Heart Failure Heart failure, otherwise known as, congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart is not capable of effectively pumping blood throughout the body. Patients may experience unexplained weight gain, swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and difficulty breathing due to fluid build-up into the body’s tissues (Funk & Wagnalls, 2016). Risk factors The most common risk factors of heart failure include narrowed arteries (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure, heart disease, infection…

Heart failure is when the heart is too weak to pump blood efficiently, and cannot provide proper cardiac output that the body needs to maintain the body’s metabolic needs. Also, heart failure is when the heart muscle has become damaged and cannot contract and pump blood up and through the valves and out through both sides of the heart or the heart muscle has become too stiff. This process mainly relates to the heart muscles of the ventricle chambers. The ventricles are the main problem within…

is heart failure? Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure doesn’t mean that your heart has stopped working or it’s about to stop working. However, it is a serious condition that requires a medical care. Heart failure develops time, as the heart’s pumping action grows weaker. This can affect the right side of the heart only, or it can affect sides of heart. However, most cases involve both side of the heart.…

Pathophysiology Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome in which the pumping action of the heart becomes less powerful and fluid builds up forcing it into the lungs causing pulmonary edema or causing edema in the peripheral vascular system. CHF is used interchangeably with Heart failure (HF). HF is characterized by myocardial dysfunction, which is an alteration in ventricular contraction. Myocardial dysfunction can be caused by a result of many different conditions such as coronary…

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the condition in which the heart cannot pump blood the nutrients effectively to the body’s organs. Excessive fluid buildup is common in the lungs and/or other such organs and body parts. In many cases of congestive heart failure, the fluid builds up in the lowest part of the body such as the feet referred as pedal edema or the lower back known as sacral edema if the patient is bedridden. This swelling is caused when the heart slows and the blood begins to back…

Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure is a progressive condition in which fluid builds up around the heart and causes pumping of the heart to become more and more difficult. Heart failure (CHF) occurs when the ventricles of your heart can’t pump blood sufficiently, causing fluid to build up not only around your heart but lungs, abdomen, and liver as well. There are multiple different types of CHF, the most common being left-sided which is when the left ventricle is weakened. Along…