In simple terms, heart failure is inability of heart’s normal function of pumping blood in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of the body. It is different from heart attack and cardiac arrest. When the heart fails to pump out blood adequately, different organs of the body suffer from lack of adequate oxygenated blood. It affects the functions of all organs, which slow down their proper function. Moreover damming of blood in the blood vessels returning blood to the heart cause excess fluid to collect in the body. Legs and face become gradually swollen. Collection of fluid in the lungs makes breathing more difficult. As heart failure progresses, effort intolerance increases. In advanced stages, no activity is possible without breathlessness.
As discussed, breathlessness and swelling of feet are important symptoms of heart failure. Extreme fatigue is seen in advanced cases. Urine output decreases when heart failure affects the function of kidneys. Sudden heart failure is associated with marked breathlessness and spitting out blood stained frothy sputum (pulmonary edema). Higher mental functions are affected in severe heart failure. Appetite is reduced when the stomach wall becomes water logged and may cause vomiting. Abdomen may get distended with fluid collection in advanced heart failure.
Most of the heart diseases can cause heart failure in later stages. Common causes would be high blood pressure, diseases of the blood vessels of the heart, diseases of the heart valves and diseases affecting the heart muscles. Toxins like alcohol in large amounts can also cause heart failure. Certain parasitic diseases cause heart failure in some regions. Severe anemia leads to reduced function of the heart and heart failure. Some hormone diseases like increased function of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), if severe, can lead to heart failure. Infections of the heart, though rare, if severe, can end up with heart failure.
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0.06 -> in simple terms heart failure is
3.36 -> inability of Hearts normal function of
6.24 -> pumping blood in sufficient quantities
8.66 -> to meet the needs of the body it is
12.12 -> different from heart attack and cardiac
13.98 -> rust
14.88 -> when the heart fails to pump out blood
17.039 -> adequately different organs of the body
20.1 -> suffer from lack of adequate oxygenated
23.58 -> blood
24.48 -> it affects the functions of all organs
27.24 -> which slow down their proper function
30.06 -> moreover damning of blood in the blood
33.12 -> vessels returning blood to the heart
35.34 -> cause excess fluid to collect in the
38.46 -> body
39.36 -> legs and face become gradually swollen
42.6 -> collection of fluid in the lungs makes
44.879 -> breathing more difficult
47.219 -> as heart failure progresses effort
50.28 -> intolerance increases in advanced stages
53.539 -> no activity is possible without
56.28 -> breathlessness as discussed
58.94 -> breathlessness and swelling of feet are
61.86 -> important symptoms of heart failure
63.86 -> extreme fatigue is seen in advanced
66.72 -> cases
67.86 -> your output decreases when heart failure
70.619 -> affects the function of kidneys sudden
73.56 -> heart failure is associated with market
76.2 -> breathlessness and spitting out Blood
78.84 -> Stained frothy sputum pulmonary edema
82.32 -> higher mental functions are affected in
85.14 -> severe heart failure appetite is reduced
88.2 -> when the stomach wall becomes
90.06 -> waterlogged and may cause vomiting
92.659 -> abdomen may get distended with fluid
95.46 -> collection in advanced heart failure
98.52 -> most of the heart diseases can cause
100.799 -> heart failure in later stages
103.14 -> common causes would be high blood
105.24 -> pressure diseases of the blood vessels
107.759 -> of the heart diseases of the heart walls
110.52 -> and diseases affecting the heart muscles
114.119 -> toxins like alcohol in large amounts can
