Heart failure is different from a heart attack. During aheart attack, a blood clot or the buildup of a sticky substance called plaque in your arteries blocks blood flow to your heart. Without oxygen, part of the heart muscle begins to die. You need quick treatment to open up the blocked...
Medical therapy is designed to prepare the infant or child for surgery or to tide the child over temporarily to prevent further progression or damage from the disease. Only when surgery is undesirable, is not feasible, or has failed does medical treatment become the primary therapy. This is ...
Heart failure is different from a heart attack. During aheart attack, a blood clot or the buildup of a sticky substance called plaque in your arteries blocks blood flow to your heart. Without oxygen, part of the heart muscle begins to die. You need quick treatment to open up the blocked...
Heart Failure Treatment If you haveheart failure, you have a lot of choices for treatment. Your doctor may suggest you start with medication and lifestyle changes. If your condition gets worse, you can turn to centers that specialize in treating heart failure for more options, like surgery. M...
Heart Failure Diagnosis Your doctor will ask questions like these about your medical history: Do you have any conditions that can cause heart failure, such as CAD, diabetes, heart valve disease, or high blood pressure? Do you smoke? Do you use any drugs? Do you drink alcohol, and if so...
Diagnosis and Treatment The earlier you can get a clear diagnosis of CHF and begin treatment, the better your chances of controlling the disease and living a longer, more active life. Doctors diagnose heart failure based on personal and family medical histories, a physical exam and test results...
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with cognitive deficits, particularly of memory and attention. The present study aims to clarify whether clinical treatment can reverse the attentional deficits of patients with CHF. A convenience sample of 50
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a disorder characterized by a variety of clinical, biochemical, electrophysiological, and hemodynamic abnormalities. During the past two decades, numerous drugs have been employed in the treatment of this complex syndrome, and many agents have been shown to improve ...
Cardiac transplantation can only be performed in a few patients with severe congestive heart failure (CHF), due to the shortage of donor hearts. The efficacy of current medical therapy tailored for severe CHF, which has not previously been determined for transplant candidates, is of particular impo...
Medical treatmentHeart failureLeucocytesBACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of standard heart failure treatment on the C-reactive protein (CRP) level. METHOD During this study, 60 patients with heart failure were admitted to the Department of Cardiology at Ondokuz May...