Because of the episodic nature of symptoms in CHF and its overall poor prognosis, it remains a real possibility that if the issue of end-of-life care is not addressed early in patients with CHF, the patients may not survive long enough to discuss it.doi:10.1016/s1522-5720(05)70105-7COMFORTCClinics in Family Practice
Congestive heart failure refers to a condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body, resulting in symptoms such as fluid accumulation in organs and tissues. AI generated definition based on: Elsevier's Integrated Pathology, 2007 ...
Heart Failure Symptoms You may not have any symptoms of heart failure. If you do have symptoms, they might be constant or come and go. They can be so mild you barely notice them or severe enough to affect your daily life. Early signs of heart failure in adults ...
Heart failure doesn’t mean the heart has stopped working. Rather, it means that the heart works less efficiently than normal. Learn more in this overview.
The treatment of CHF focused on treating the symptoms and signs of CHF and preventing the progression of disease. If there is a reversible cause of the heart failure (eg.: infection, alcohol ingestion, anemia, thyrotoxicosis, arrhythmia, or hypertension), that should be addressed as well. ...
Symptoms and compromised quality of life prevail throughout the course of heart failure (HF) and thus should be specifically addressed with palliative measures. Palliative care for HF should be integrated into comprehensive HF care, just as evidence-based HF care should be included in end-of-life...
ascardiac resynchronization therapy(CRT) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have been shown to reduce mortality and improve quality of life in selected heart failure patients. CRT, in particular, improvesventricular synchrony, enhancing cardiac efficiency and reducing heart failure symptoms....
Digoxin Given to patients with HF to control symptoms such as fatigue, dyspnea, exercise intolerance Shown to significantly reduce hospitalization for heart failure, but no benefit in terms of overall mortality. Other important medication in Heart Failure -- Statins Statin therapy is recommended in CH...
What are the Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms? Unfortunately, you could have heart failure without the tell tale symptoms, but there are many common symptoms to be aware of. One of the most common is shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, either during exercise or while at rest. This ...
Heart failure is a pathologic state where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the demand of the body’s metabolic needs or when the ventricle’s ability to fill is impaired. It is not a disease, but rather a complex clinical syndrome. The symptoms of heart failure come from ...