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Heart Failure - Its Causes and Signs

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Heart Failure - Its Causes and Signs

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  1. Heart Failure - Its Causes and Signs

  2. Definition • Heart disappointment (circulatory disappointment) is the powerlessness of the heart to pump adequate blood, oxygen and supplements to the different parts of the body to get together their metabolic needs.

  3. Heart disappointment is not an illness condition • It is a disorder which comes about because of other pathophysiological conditions occurring in different parts which put expanded request on the heart. • Heart disappointment can be intense or endless.

  4. Myocardial infarction (coronary artery occlusion) • Valvular defects • Pregnancy (when there is an underlying disease) • Anaemia • Rheumatic fever • Pericarditis Causes of Left ventricular failure

  5. Hypertension • Arrhythmias • Syphilitic heart disease • Obesity • Prolonged dietary deficiency e.g. beriberi • Pulmonary heart disease due to disorders of the lungs e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Causes of Left ventricular failure

  6. Paget's disease • Hyperthyroidism • Transfusion or infusion overloading • Emotional stress. Causes of Left ventricular failure

  7. Paget's disease • Hyperthyroidism • Transfusion or infusion overloading • Emotional stress. Causes of Left ventricular failure

  8. Fatigue • Dyspnoea(difficult breathing) on exertion • Coughing • Orthopnoea • Mental confusion • Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (cardiac asthma) Signs and symptoms of LHF

  9. Anorexia (loss of appetite for food) • Decreased tolerance to exercise • Pulmonary rales • Reduced urinary output (oliguria) • Rapid irregular pulse Signs and symptoms of LHF

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