If your heart’s working harder than it has to, you could be at risk for right-side heart failure. Find out what causes it, what the symptoms are, and how to treat it.
Background: Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is associated with a poor prognosis and the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis is often problematic due to non-specific manifestations and problems with differentiating between secondary pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure due to cardiac ...
Left-sided HF occurs due to weakness of the left ventricle and its inability to effectively pump oxygenated blood to the body. Jessica differentiates two main types of left-sided HF: Right-Sided Heart Failure Compensatory Mechanisms Acute vs Chronic vs Advanced HF ...
Patients who are diagnosed with carcinoid heart disease generally have poor prognoses because of advanced metastases during staging and few therapeutic options. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with right-sided heart failure, secondary to carcinoid heart disease caused by a primary ovarian...
Right-sidedheart failuredue to COPD Stage IV COPD Diagnosis To figure out if you’re in stage IV, your doctor will do a lung test called spirometry. It shows how well your lungs work. It measures: Forced vital capacity (FVC):The largest amount of air you can exhale forcefully after taki...
In contrast, right-sided heart failure, which often is due to obstructivesleep apneaor chronic lung diseases such asemphysema, initially causes salt retention and peripheral edema. Persistent salt retention in these patients, however, may lead to an expanded blood volume in blood vessels, thereby ...
Meanwhile, the accumulation of mucus in the air passages can increase the blood pressure in the lungs, referred to aspulmonary hypertension. This, in turn, can affect the heart, leading tocor pulmonale(right-sided heart failure).Edema, the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the legs and ankles...
generated by the worms makes it difficult for blood to be pumped through the heart and lungs, and right-sided heart failure can develop, even with successful treatment. the degree of severity will affect the prognosis, and the sooner the disease is caught and treated, the greater likelihood ...
Heart failure can affect the left side of the heart, the right side of the heart, or both sides. Doctors also classify heart failure based on how well the heart can still pump. Left-sided heart failure. This is the most common type. The left side of the heart, called the left ventric...
Heart failure can affect the left side of the heart, the right side of the heart, or both sides. Doctors also classify heart failure based on how well the heart can still pump. Left-sided heart failure.This is the most common type. The left side of the heart, called the left ventricle...