What is Heart Failure? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is Heart Failure? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
When your heart starts to fail, the rest of your body does not get enough blood and oxygen. Everyday tasks like walking, climbing stairs or carrying groceries can become a struggle. But there is help and hope at UC Davis Health Heart and Vascular Center. Our heart failure specialists offer treatments that help you enjoy a better quality of life.
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0:00 What is heart failure?
0:30 Causes of heart failure
0:58 Signs and symptoms of heart failure
1:13 Heart failure diagnosis and treatment
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3.42 -> Heart failure is when the
4.671 -> heart is unable
to pump the blood properly
8.508 -> and that can happen either
because the heart is too weak
12.053 -> and then it's not able to push the blood
strong enough to supply the blood flow
17.35 -> to all the organs.
18.393 -> Heart failure also occurs
when the heart is stiff
22.022 -> and then cannot handle the blood
flow well
24.941 -> and what happens is that
the blood flow backs up through the lungs.
28.069 -> There are multiple causes
that lead to heart failure and a lot of
30.989 -> these causes
are already presented early in our lives.
34.451 -> For example, high blood pressure.
Patients who have diabetes or obesity,
39.039 -> they have a higher risk of developing
heart failure in the longer term.
42.751 -> - There are two types of heart failure
that we classify into two different types
46.129 -> of categories. We have preserved and reduced.
48.131 -> When you're looking at preserved ejection
fraction, you're looking at a stiffening
51.76 -> of the heart.
52.677 -> When you're looking at reduced ejection
fraction, you have an enlargement of
56.222 -> the heart.
57.64 -> Signs and symptoms of heart failure
can include shortness of breath,
60.685 -> abdominal distension,
swelling in your lower extremities.
64.522 -> There are times when you find yourself
not be able to sleep at night.
67.984 -> You need more pillows to be
69.402 -> in a more upright position
or you wake up gasping for air.
73.364 -> - Heart failure is not a death sentence.
75.992 -> We look at heart failure
as a diagnosis that we can help you
79.329 -> manage to improve your quality of life
for you and your family members.
83.5 -> - At UC Davis, we have a comprehensive heart
failure program.
87.212 -> We say comprehensive
because it's a disease
89.923 -> that has to be approached
from multiple sides.
92.801 -> It needs the input of several specialists
96.554 -> with different background
in terms of their knowledge.
99.349 -> - Our goal is to give you
the best quality of life that we can
102.685 -> with your family,
you know, for as long as possible.
105.855 -> - Together as a team,
we will decide with you what's best
109.484 -> for you going forward.
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