Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Congestive heart failure



Last year I talked about heart attack and stroke.  This information can be found at http://livingthehealthylifewehavechoices.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-3-national-wear-red-day.html  The next several posts will discuss another type of heart disease called congestive heart failure.  What is Congestive heart disease?

Congestive heart failure (or heart failure) occurs when a person’s heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s need.  Inadequate pumping could be due to damaged heart muscle from a heart attack, a heart valve problem or an infection (often viral) which weakens the heart muscle. Uncontrolled high blood pressure or an irregular, inefficient heart beat can cause heart failure.  Also a person can be born with a (Congenital) heart condition which may cause heart failure. 

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