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  2. Ankle–brachial pressure index - Wikipedia

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    The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) or ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm (brachium). Compared to the arm, lower blood pressure in the leg suggests blocked arteries due to peripheral artery disease (PAD).

  3. Acute decompensated heart failure - Wikipedia

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    The treatment of heart disease is rapidly changing and thus new therapies for acute heart failure treatment are being introduced to save more lives from these massive attacks. [24] Bypass surgery is performed by removing a vein from the arm or leg, or an artery from the chest and replacing the blocked artery in the heart. This allows the blood ...

  4. Management of heart failure - Wikipedia

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    Sleep apnea is an under-recognized risk factor for heart failure. Uncontrolled sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart failure by up to 140%. [4] Weight reduction – through physical activity and dietary modification, as obesity is a risk factor for heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy. Effective weight management has been shown ...

  5. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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    Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF typically presents with shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and bilateral leg swelling. [3]

  6. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    acute decompensated heart failure: ADHR: autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets: ADLs: activities of daily living: ad lib: as desired (from Latin ad libitum) adm: admission: Adn: adnexa (for example, adnexa of the uterus) ADP: adenosine diphosphate: ad part. dolent: to the painful parts (from Latin ad partes dolentes) ADR: adverse drug ...

  7. Cardiac contractility modulation - Wikipedia

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    Heart failure is a chronic disease that usually progresses gradually. [20] The rate of progression and the degree of symptoms of the disease varies between different patients. Cardiac contractility modulation therapy aims to treat heart failure through a medium- to long-term treatment, over the course of weeks and months. [citation needed]

  8. Chronic venous insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Invasive venography can be used in patients who may require surgery or have suspicion of venous stenosis. Other modalities that may be employed are: ankle-brachial index to exclude arterial pathology, air or photoplethysmography, intravascular ultrasound, and ambulatory venous pressures, which provides a global assessment of venous competence.

  9. External counterpulsation - Wikipedia

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    The FDA approved the CardiAssist ECP system for the treatment of angina, acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock under a 510(k) submission in 1980 [1] [failed verification] Since then, additional ECP devices have been cleared by the FDA for use in treating stable or unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and congestive heart failure.