1) Aging-associated disease
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Heart failure is a common, costly, and potentially fatal condition. In developed countries, around 2% of adults have heart failure and in those over the age of 65, this increases to 6–10%. In the year after diagnosis the risk of death is about 35% after which it decreases to below 10% each year. This is similar to the risks with a number of type...
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general condition in which the heart muscle does not contract and relax effectively, thereby reducing the performance of the heart as a pump and ... [4 related articles]
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Contents • What causes heart failure? • Who is at risk? • Signs and symptoms • Diagnosis • Treatment • Prevention • Living with heart failure A condition in which the heart can`t pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure does not mean that your hear...
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A condition where there is ineffective pumping of the heart leading to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Typical symptoms include shortness of breath with exertion, difficulty breathing when lying flat and leg or ankle swelling. Causes include chronic hypertension, cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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inability of the heart to maintain cardiac output sufficient to meet the body's needs; it most often results from myocardial failure affecting the right or left ventricle.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. inadequacy of the heart so that as a pump it fails to maintain the circulation of blood, with the result that congestion and edema develop in the tissues; 2. resulting clinical syndromes include shortness of breath, pitting or nonpitting edema, enlarged tender liver, engorged neck veins, and pulmonary rales in various com...
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Our Heart failure Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Heart failure Heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this occurs, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such a...
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Also called congestive heart failure. A serious condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to supply the body's needs. CHF occurs when excess fluid starts to leak into the lungs, causing breathing difficulty, fatigue and weakness, and sleeping problems. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for CHF. (Read about 'Congest...
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[
n] - inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
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A degenerative condition that develops when the heart muscle weakens and the ventricle (or one of the heart chambers) no longer contracts normally. As a result, the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the body.
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the inability of the heart to pump blood effectively
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When the heart can't pump enough blood around to meet the body's needs.
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See congestive heart failure.
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