What is conginitive heart failure?!


Question: What is conginitive heart failure!?
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Do you mean CHF - conjestive heart failure
or do you mean cognitive heart failure!?

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart's function as a pump to deliver oxygen rich blood to the body is inadequate to meet the body's needs!.
Many diseases can impair the pumping action of the ventricles!. For example, the muscles of the ventricles can be weakened by heart attacks or infections (myocarditis)!. The diminished pumping ability of the ventricles due to muscle weakening is called systolic dysfunction!. After each ventricular contraction (systole) the ventricle muscles need to relax to allow blood from the atria to fill the ventricles!. This relaxation of the ventricles is called diastole!.

Congestive heart failure can affect many organs of the body!. For example, the weakened heart muscles may not be able to supply enough blood to the kidneys, which then begin to lose their normal ability to excrete salt (sodium) and water!. This diminished kidney function can cause to body to retain more fluid!. The lungs may become congested with fluid (pulmonary edema) and the person's ability to exercise is decreased!. Fluid may likewise accumulate in the liver, thereby impairing its ability to rid the body of toxins and produce essential proteins!. The intestines may become less efficient in absorbing nutrients and medicines!. Over time, untreated, worsening congestive heart failure will affect virtually every organ in the body!.

the term cognitive heart failure is used sometimes to refer to a patient that has CHF but with cognitive (mental) changesWww@Answer-Health@Com

I think you must mean CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE!. This condition means that the heart is not pumping efficiently!. This can happen for several reasons and certainly needs to be treated by a qualified physician!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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