1.The blood vessels narrow to keep blood pressure up, trying to make up for the heart’s loss of power. 2.The body diverts blood away from less important tissues and organs (like the kidneys), the heart and brain. These temporary measures mask the ...
Heart failure is caused by the weakening or stiffening of heart secondary to other conditions. If you have heart failure, your ventricles (pumping chambers of your heart) become so stiff that they cannot accommodate sufficient blood between beats. In other cases, your heart fails to pump blood ...
Coughing up blood Dizziness or light-headedness Fainting episodes Heart failure This is a chronic (long-term) condition where your heart can't pump blood well enough to keep your body functioning as well as it should. Since your heart isn't able to move your blood well, blood builds up ...
Risk factors associated with heart failure Common symptoms of heart failure As less blood is circulating around the body due to heart failure, a range of symptoms can be experienced:3 Chronic coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath Dizziness Swelling in the legs and ankles (fluid retention) Re...
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heart failure, the heart and body try to compensate for the lack of blood flow. The heart may enlarge and pump faster, blood vessels in the body may narrow to keep blood pressure up and the body may divert blood away from less vital organs to preserve blood flow to the heart and brain...
Swelling of the feet, ankles and/or legs Coughing when lying down Dizziness Chest pain Irregular heartbeats Heart Failure Heart failure (also termed congestive heart failure) means the pumping action of the heart cannot meet the body's demand for blood; it does not mean that the heart fails ...
Heart FailureHeart failure (HF) is the complex condition resulting from a structural and/or functional inability of the heart to supply the normal cardiac output to meet metabolic needs. In HF, impaired ventricular filling or ejection of blood leads to fatigue, dyspnea, and fluid retention or ...
It can occur due to a weakening or stiffening of the heart muscle or when the heart cannot keep up with the blood flow demand from the rest of the body. Heart failure is diagnosed when the heart loses pumping power, which usually causes widespread swelling, shortness of breath, and ...
Heart failure is a condition that does not allow your heart to fill or pump properly. Not enough oxygen in your blood gets to your organs and tissues. Fluid may not move through your body properly. Fluid may build up and cause swelling and trouble breathing. This is known as congestive he...