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2. 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 ]

3. Acute decompensated heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Cardiology. Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure, which typically includes difficulty breathing ( dyspnea ), leg or feet swelling, and fatigue. [ 1] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress. The condition is caused by severe congestion of ...

4. Ischemic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a type of cardiomyopathy caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. [ 4] Typically, patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy have a history of acute myocardial infarction, [ 5] however, it may occur in patients with coronary artery disease, but without a past ...

5. What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure? - AOL

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   Congestive heart failure, a worsening of this general condition, means blood flow from the heart through the arteries has slowed while blood returning to the heart through the veins has begun to ...

6. Iatrogenesis - Wikipedia

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   Iatrogenesis. Ancient Greek painting in a vase, showing a physician ( iatros) bleeding a patient. Iatrogenesis is the causation of a disease, a harmful complication, or other ill effect by any medical activity, including diagnosis, intervention, error, or negligence. [ 1][ 2][ 3] First used in this sense in 1924, [ 1] the term was introduced to ...

7. Cardiac asthma - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac asthma is the medical condition of intermittent wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that is associated with underlying congestive heart failure (CHF). [ 1] Symptoms of cardiac asthma are related to the heart's inability to effectively and efficiently pump blood in a CHF patient. [ 2] This can lead to accumulation of fluid in and ...