Stage B patients of congestive heart failure usually have an enlarged left ventricle which is dysfunctional. This enlarged left ventricle is the main cause of some serious ailments that may have developed or have the chances of occurring in the later stages of life. Stage C One of the major s...
Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly.Reports on the prevalence of congestive heart failure (CHF) in elderly patients in the United States. Comparison between diastolic and systolic dysfunction; Basis for CHF treatment; Ratio of normal systolic function in men to women.Kennedy...
The prevalence of congestive heart failure as seen by the physician in the community has been evaluated in two rural counties by means of a physicians' survey. Six-month period prevalence rates for all ages combined have been calculated. These rates were 8.8 and 10.2 per 1000 of the white po...
M Senni,CM Tribouilloy,RJ Rodeheffer - 《Archives of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 3221发表: 1998年 Role of diabetes in congestive heart failure: The Framingham study The incidence of congestive heart failure was determined in relation to prior diabetic status in 5,209 men and women aged 30...
Diagnosis of congestive heart failure Firstly, the doctor will conduct a physical examination and also check your medical history. They will ask you about thesymptoms of congestive heart failure, such as shortness of breath, swelling in the legs,chest pain, and what you as a patient do in or...
heart failure (redirected fromHeart failure, congestive) Dictionary Thesaurus Medical 1.a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc.
It’s important to note that there are congestive heart failure stages, i.e. it doesn’t come at you all at once, rather it develops over time. Although there are many classifications out there, the most widely used are those of the American Heart Association and the American College of ...
Noun1.congestive heart failure- inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues coronary failure,heart failure- inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farl...
Impact of the history of congestive heart failure on accuracy of BNP in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure : results from the breathing not properly (BNP) multinational study /doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.06.117Adam Strunk and Vikas Bhalla and Paul Clopton and Richard M. Nowak and James ...
View LargeDownload Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) by Patients With a First Episode of Congestive Heart Failure Table 4. View LargeDownload Relationship Between Odds of First Heart Failure and Half-life of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Used in the Week Prior to Admissio...