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Define Congested Heart Failure
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CHF is developed by any processes that impair the pumping and efficiency of the heart.
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what are the most common causes that causes CHF?
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- CAD
- INCREASED BP OR HYPERTEN SION. - CHRONIC ETOH ABUSE - DISORDER OF HEART VALVES - RECOVERY AFTER IDIOPATHIC MYOCARDITIS - TYROID DISORDERS - STIFFNESS OF THE HEART MUSC - COMBINATION OF HEART DISEA SES PLUS INGESTION OF DRUG THAT CAUSE Na+ retention AND CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS SUCH AS NON-STEROIDS ANTI-INFLAMATORIES SUCH AS IBUPROFEN , ALEVE ETC. |
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WHAT IS COR PULMONALE?
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LONG TERM HYPERTENSION (BP) SUFFERED BY PULMONARY ARTERIES THAT CAUSES FAILURE OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE OF THE HEART.
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