| Heart Failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to cope with the demands of the body in delivering oxygen and nutrients to the whole body and removing waste materials from it. Heart failure is associated with high mortality and rates of hospitalization if not properly treated. |
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| Symptoms |
- Breathlessness
- Leg swelling
- Abdominal swelling
- Cough
- Fatigue
- Rapid heart rate
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| Causes |
- Heart attack
- Hypertension
- Coronary artery disease
- Atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias
- Valve disease
- cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Anemia
- Sleep Apnea
- Congenital heart disease
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| Tests for heart failure |
- ECG
- Chest X ray
- Echocardiogram
- Blood tests
- Myocardial perfusion scan
- Cardiac CT scan
- Cardiac MRI
- Coronary angiogram
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| Treatment |
- Salt restriction
- Medication
- Coronary artery stenting
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Valve surgery
- Catheter ablation of arrhythmia
- Pacemaker or defibrillator implantation
- Left ventricular assist device
- Heart transplantation
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