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2. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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   35% risk of death in first year [10] Heart failure ( HF ), also known as congestive heart failure ( CHF ), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF typically presents with shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and bilateral ...

3. Acute decompensated heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure, which typically includes difficulty breathing ( dyspnea ), leg or feet swelling, and fatigue. [1] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress. The condition is caused by severe congestion of multiple ...

4. Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the opening of the mitral valve of the heart. [1] It is almost always caused by rheumatic valvular heart disease. Normally, the mitral valve is about 5 cm 2 during diastole. Any decrease in area below 2 cm 2 causes mitral stenosis.

5. What to Know About Heart Failure When You Have Diabetes - AOL

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   Signs and symptoms of heart failure. The symptoms of heart failure tend to be the same whether or not a person has diabetes. Fatigue lands at or near the top of the list, although at first this ...

6. These Are the 4 Stages of Heart Failure - AOL

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   Stage A Defined as: At high risk for heart failure but without structural heart disease (defects in the heart from aging, injury, infection, or heart defect at birth), or symptoms of heart failure.

7. Heart Signs & Symptoms: When to go to the Hospital - AOL

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   The Heart Failure Society of America has given us a simple way to remember the 5 early subtle signs of heart failure. Learn more on this episode of Wellness Wednesdays! Heart Signs & Symptoms ...