[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Overview Of Heart Failure” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:inherit|color:%23007df3″][vc_column_text font_size=”18px” color=”#000000″]Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.
Not all conditions that lead to heart failure can be reversed, but treatments can improve the signs and symptoms of heart failure and help you live longer. Lifestyle changes — such as exercising, reducing sodium in your diet, managing stress and losing weight — can improve your quality of life.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4535″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What Are the Symptoms of Heart Failure?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:inherit|color:%23007df3″][vc_column_text font_size=”18px” color=”#000000″]Heart failure can be ongoing (chronic), or your condition may start suddenly (acute).[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text font_size=”18px” color=”#000000″]
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea) when you exert yourself or when you lie down
- Fatigue and weakness
- Swelling (edema) in your legs, ankles and feet
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat
- Reduced ability to exercise
- Persistent cough or wheezing with white or pink blood-tinged phlegm
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- Swelling of your abdomen (ascites)
- Very rapid weight gain from fluid retention
- Lack of appetite and nausea
- Difficulty concentrating or decreased alertness
- Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink, foamy mucus
- Chest pain if your heart failure is caused by a heart attack
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What Are The Causes Of Heart Failure?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:inherit|color:%23007df3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text font_size=”18px” color=”#000000″]Heart failure often develops after other conditions have damaged or weakened your heart. However, the heart doesn’t need to be weakened to cause heart failure. It can also occur if the heart becomes too stiff.
In heart failure, the main pumping chambers of your heart (the ventricles) may become stiff and not fill properly between beats. In some cases of heart failure, your heart muscle may become damaged and weakened, and the ventricles stretch (dilate) to the point that the heart can’t pump blood efficiently throughout your body.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]