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2. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest, in which blood flow stops completely due to the failure of the heart to pump. [12] [13] Diagnosis is based on symptoms, physical findings, and echocardiography. [6] Blood tests, and a chest x-ray may be useful to determine the underlying cause. [14] Treatment depends on severity and case. [15]

3. Pathophysiology of heart failure - Wikipedia

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   The main pathophysiology of heart failure is a reduction in the efficiency of the heart muscle, through damage or overloading. As such, it can be caused by a wide number of conditions, including myocardial infarction (in which the heart muscle is starved of oxygen and dies), hypertension (which increases the force of contraction needed to pump blood) and cardiac amyloidosis (in which misfolded ...

4. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Heart failure is a scary term, but it doesn’t indicate a non-beating heart. ... The study also pointed out that families share lifestyle and environmental factors that can contribute to the ...

5. Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...

6. Mediterranean diet can help lower heart failure risk ... - AOL

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   Heart failure is a major health issue associated with mortality and high healthcare costs. Overall heart failure prevalence is growing around the world, currently affecting 1% to 3% of the population.

7. How Many People Die from Heart Disease Each Year? - AOL

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   “Heart disease is very common and occurs in 12.1 percent of the U.S. population,” says Kevin J. Croce, MD, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an assistant professor of ...