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    among the elderly (80% of patients hospitalized with CHF are > 65 years of age)‚ it may appear at any age as a consequence of underlying cardiovascular disease. 2. There currently is no single diagnostic test for CCHF‚ and the clinical diagnosis is normally based on patient history and physical examination. 3. CHF should not be considered an independent diagnosis because it is super imposed on an underlying cause. a) Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the cause of CHF in about two thirds of patients

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    Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) By: Deborah Dominie Composition 2 ENC-1102 Instructor: Lindsay Ludvigsen Everest University May 10‚ 2013 My essay is directed to all the people out there that have wanted to know about congestive heart failure or is living with and taking care of a loved one with this disease. I myself have lost loved ones to this disease and now my mother suffers with it. So‚ I believe this essay has helped me and I truly hope it will help you as well. In this essay I will

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    Congestive heart failure distresses the heart’s function as a pump to meet the body’s needs‚ affecting many organs of the body including the liver‚ lungs‚ kidneys and the intestines. Untreated‚ this condition will affect virtually every organ in the body. (MedicineNet‚ 2012) According to Healthline.com congestive heart failure (CHF) is defined as‚ “A condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.” (Healthline‚ 2012) Heart failure is a serious disorder that may

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    CHF Heart Failure: failure of the cardiac muscle to pump blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs CHF is a complication that can result from problems such as cardiomyopathy‚ valvular heart disease‚ endocarditis‚ Acute MI Left-sided failure pulmonary congestion dyspnea‚ Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Pulmonary edema‚ rales (crackles) cough  blood-tinged‚ frothy sputum

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    Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure is an older name for heart failure. Congestive heart failure takes place when the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins (Merriam-Webster). The heart is split into two distinct pumping structures‚ the right side of the heart and the left side of the heart. Appropriate cardiac performance involves each ventricle to extract even quantities of blood

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    health of a patient and family dealing with congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure is a chronic illness that affects nearly 5.7 million Americans (Piamjariyakul‚ Smith‚ Werkowitch‚ & Elyachar‚ 2012). Nearly 700‚000

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    Etiology & Risk Factors Congestive Heart Failure can be brought on by many conditions. These conditions include Coronary Artery Disease‚ Heart Attack‚ and lastly Cardiomyopathy. Coronary artery disease can develop in humans after years over time after years of fatty deposits in the vascular system (Arteriosclerosis). After a heart attack the heart muscles are weakened and cannot perform the way they could prior to the attack. Therefore‚ as the muscles lose their pumping ability the heart cannot work to its

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    in Congestive Heart Failure Patients 1 KA R A M A S T E R S SAMMY RAMIREZ Heart Failure 2 Three major types of heart failure  Left-sided heart failure  Right-sided heart failure  High-output heart failure (Ignatavicius & Workman‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) Heart Failure 3  About 5.1 million Americans have heart failure (CDC‚ 2013)  Roughly half of those diagnosed with heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis (CDC‚ 2013)  In 2009‚ 1 in 9 deaths included heart failure as

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    Aging and Congestive Heart Failure Rebecca E. Welch What Is Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure‚ also known as CHF‚ is a chronic condition that affects the chambers of your heart. You have four chambers: two atria in the upper half of the heart and two ventricles in the lower half. The ventricles send blood to your organs and tissue and the atria receives the blood as it circulates back from the rest of the body. CHF develops when your ventricles cannot pump in sufficient volume

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    When the heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to meet the demands of the body‚ it is referred to as heart failure or cardiac insufficiency. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an abnormal condition characterized by circulatory congestion as a result of the heart’s inability to act as effective pump. Circulatory congestion and compensatory mechanisms occur. CHF may develop after MI‚ in response to prolonged hypertension‚ diabetes mellitus or in relation to valvular heart disease or inflammatory

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