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[[Image:Heartfailure.jpg|thumb|Pictorial representation of what happens in congestive heart failure. (WC/NIH)]] | |||
[[Image:Combinpedal.jpg|thumb|Pitting edema - a manifestation of congestive heart failure. (WC/James Heilman)]] | [[Image:Combinpedal.jpg|thumb|Pitting edema - a manifestation of congestive heart failure. (WC/James Heilman)]] | ||
'''Congestive heart failure''', abbreviated '''CHF''', is a [[clinical diagnosis]] that is often due to [[coronary atherosclerosis]]; however, there are a large number of potential causes. | '''Congestive heart failure''', abbreviated '''CHF''', is a [[clinical diagnosis]] that is often due to [[coronary atherosclerosis]]; however, there are a large number of potential causes. | ||
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*[[Clinical diagnosis]]. | *[[Clinical diagnosis]]. | ||
Clinical: | ===Clinical=== | ||
Symptoms: | |||
*Fatigue. | |||
*[[Dyspnea]]. | *[[Dyspnea]]. | ||
*Cough. | |||
*Leg swelling. | |||
Signs: | |||
*Pitting edema. | *Pitting edema. | ||
*[[Pleural effusion]]. | *[[Pleural effusion]]. | ||
*Ascites. | |||
*Elevated JVP. | *Elevated JVP. | ||
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===Causes=== | ===Causes=== | ||
*[[Coronary atherosclerosis]]. | *[[Coronary atherosclerosis]]. | ||
*[[ | *[[Calcific aortic stenosis]].<ref name=pmid26397947>{{Cite journal | last1 = Urena | first1 = M. | last2 = Himbert | first2 = D. | last3 = Vahanian | first3 = A. | title = Percutaneous aortic valve interventions in heart failure patients. | journal = Minerva Cardioangiol | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Sep | year = 2015 | doi = | PMID = 26397947 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Congenital heart disease]]. | *[[Congenital heart disease]]. | ||
*[[Cardiomyopathy]]. | *[[Cardiomyopathy]]. | ||
*Others. | |||
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Right heart failure causes: | |||
*[[Interstitial lung disease]]. | |||
*[[pulmonary embolism|Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lang | first1 = I. | title = Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a distinct disease entity. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 136 | pages = 246-52 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.00001115 | PMID = 26028636 }}</ref> | *[[pulmonary embolism|Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lang | first1 = I. | title = Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a distinct disease entity. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 136 | pages = 246-52 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.00001115 | PMID = 26028636 }}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Atherosclerosis]] | *[[Atherosclerosis]] | ||
*[[Plume of froth]]. | *[[Plume of froth]]. | ||
*[[Myocardial infarction]]. | |||
*[[Congestive hepatopathy]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 16 February 2017
Congestive heart failure, abbreviated CHF, is a clinical diagnosis that is often due to coronary atherosclerosis; however, there are a large number of potential causes.
General
Clinical
Symptoms:
- Fatigue.
- Dyspnea.
- Cough.
- Leg swelling.
Signs:
- Pitting edema.
- Pleural effusion.
- Ascites.
- Elevated JVP.
Treatment - LMNOP:
- Lasix (furosemide).
- Morphine.
- Nitrates.
- Oxygen.
- Position (elevate head).
Causes
- Coronary atherosclerosis.
- Calcific aortic stenosis.[1]
- Congenital heart disease.
- Cardiomyopathy.
- Others.