"Please merge with congestive heart failure "
Congestive heart failure topic
Also known as
- heart failure
Heart failure is a cardiac condition, that occurs when a problem with the structure or function of the heart impairs its ability to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the body's needs.
Heart failure should not be confused with cardiac arrest (see Terminology, below). It can cause a large variety of symptoms (chiefly breathlessness and ankle swelling) but some patients can be completely symptom free. Heart failure is often undiagnosed due to a lack of a universally agreed definition and...
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