A healthy heart pumpsbloodthroughout the body to make sure it gets all the blood and oxygen it needs. Over time, if you have heart failure, the heart can’t give the body everything it needs. Your heart might try to make up for it by enlarging, getting more muscle, or pumping faster...
Heart Failure Treatment There are more treatment options available forheart failurethan ever before. Lifestyle changes, medication, and careful monitoring are the first steps. If the condition gets worse, you may need to see a doctor who specializes in treating heart failure. ...
It can determine whether the heart muscles have weakened or become stiff. Treatment can differ depending on the type of heart failure.Expected durationHeart failure often is a lifelong condition.However, if the cause is treatable, heart failure can go away....
Heart failurecaused by damage to the heart that has developed over time can’t be cured. But it can be treated, quite often with strategies to improve symptoms.Successful treatment depends on your willingness to get involved in managing the condition. You,...
Heart transplantation remains the optimal long-term treatment for appropriate patients with advanced heart failure. However, the donor heart shortage is a limiting factor, and the risk profile of transplant candidates is worsening. In this landscape, the utility of conventional cold static storage for...
心力衰竭heart failure 目录 TOC \o 1-3 \h \z \u 心力衰竭 1 病因 1 因素 2 分类 3 临床表现 4 检查 5 诊断 6 治疗 6 心力衰竭(heart failure)简称心衰,是指由于心脏的收缩功能和(或)舒张功能发生障碍,不能将静脉回心血量充分排出心脏,导致静脉系统血液淤积,动脉系统血液灌注不足,从而引起心脏循环...
Ethics in the treatment of advanced heart failure: palliative care and end-of-life issues. Congest Heart Fail 2011;17:235-40.Tanner C, Fromme E, Goodlin S (2011) Ethics in the treatment of advanced heart failure: palliative care and end-of-life issues. Congest Heart Fail 17(5):235-...
Far from being only a primitive heart disease, HFpEF has to be considered a heterogenous systemic condition involving the heart with different comorbidity Conclusions In conclusion, although HFpEF pathophysiological mechanisms are becoming clearer over the years, there is still no effective treatment. Nume...
Manage heart failure: Your quality of life may improve with treatment and the following: Do not smoke.Nicotine and other chemicals in cigarettes and cigars can cause lung and heart damage. Ask your healthcare provider for information if you currently smoke and need help to quit. E-cigarettes ...
The heart’s response to the systemic effects of circulatory failure is to enlarge the chambers (cardiomegaly) and increase the muscle mass (hypertrophy). Britannica Quiz Facts You Should Know: The Human Body Quiz Treatment of heart failure is complex and multifaceted. Of prime importance is ...