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Medical Tests Heart Failure Online

WEBChest X-ray. Your doctor can use an x-ray to look at your heart, lungs, and blood vessels. He or she can see if your heart is enlarged or if there is fluid around your lungs.

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Introduction Heart Failure Online

WEBThe 2013 ACCF/AHA Heart Failure Guidelines defined heart failure as “a complex clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or …

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Exercise Heart Failure Online

WEBExercise is a great way to strengthen the heart and cardiovascular system since aerobic exercise trains the heart to beat more efficiently. With training, the heart pumps out more …

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Treatment Heart Failure Online

WEBProcedures and Surgeries. Your doctor may suggest surgical treatment for your heart failure. Many of the options available are relatively non-invasive procedures . When …

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Diet Heart Failure Online

WEBSodium is a critical issue for patients with heart failure. A high sodium intake can cause fluid retention and therefore contribute to edema. Fluid accumulation puts more strain on the …

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Heart Basics Heart Failure Online

WEBWhat does the heart do? Our heart is essentially two distinct, but anatomically connected pumps: Right side – Receives blood from body and pumps blood into lungs to gather …

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Prevention Heart Failure Online

WEBMedical Treatments. Medications or surgical procedures may be the best way to reduce your symptoms of heart failure and improve your long term outcome. There are various …

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Lifestyle Changes Heart Failure Online

WEBWeight Management. Obesity is a risk factor for hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and diabetes. Excess weight puts extra strain on the heart.

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Echocardiogram Heart Failure Online

WEBAn echocardiogram is a noninvasive test that uses reflected sound waves off the heart to determine its size, structure, and function. An echocardiogram of a normal functioning …

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Circulation and the Heart Heart Failure Online

WEBWhat does the circulatory system do? Our circulatory system can be thought of as a network of living pipes that allows our body to transport oxygen as well as nutrients to …

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The Stages of Heart Failure Heart Failure Online

WEBWith treatment, a heart failure patient can become asymptomatic, but will remain Stage C. Stage B is defined as development of structural heart disease in patients who never …

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Signs/Symptoms Heart Failure Online

WEBOne sign to watch out for is whether your shortness of breath is worse when you lay flat. Orthopnea is the shortness of breath which occurs when blood kept in the legs by …

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With Doctor Heart Failure Online

WEBDiagnosis of heart failure often involves a chest x-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and treadmill stress test. Your doctor will want to see exactly how the chambers of your …

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Lungs Heart Failure Online

WEBHeart Failure and Your Lungs. Shortness of breath with activity is the most common symptom of heart failure. In many cases of heart failure the left ventricle of the heart, …

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Lifestyle Heart Failure Online

WEBIt’s Your Lifestyle. Choosing a healthy lifestyle means avoiding smoking, restricting alcohol to no more than a glass of wine per day, maintaining a healthy weight, and making use …

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Questions Heart Failure Online

WEBQuestions. Heart failure is a complex disease with many factors affecting it’s presentation and progression. While we have done our best throughout this site to address as many …

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Peripheral Ultrafiltration Heart Failure Online

WEBPeripheral Ultrafiltration is a medical therapy that utilizes a portable machine that passes the patient’s blood from a peripheral vein through a filter to remove excess fluid. The filtrate …

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AICD Heart Failure Online

WEBAutomatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD) is a device intended to convert life threatening rhythms of the heart which may cause sudden cardiac death also known as …

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