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Title: Heart Surgeon In My Area


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What is
Heart Failure?

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Heart failure is a condition in which the heart
cant pump enough blood to meet the bodys needs.
In some cases, the heart cant fill with enough
blood. In other cases, the heart cant pump blood
to the rest of the body with enough force. Some
people have both problems. What Causes Heart
Failure? By themselves the signs of heart
failure may not mean the patient has heart
failure and he/ she should not be alarmed.
However, people who have not been diagnosed with
heart failure and experience more than one of the
symptoms below should tell their doctor and ask
for an evaluation of their heart. People who
have been diagnosed with heart failure should
monitor their symptoms carefully and report any
sudden changes to their doctor immediately.
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By far the main symptom is extreme fatigue. The
patient is not getting enough blood pumped from
the heart to hiss her muscles. The body diverts
blood away from less vital organs muscles in
the limbs and focuses on supplying to the heart
and brain. The following conditions can cause
heart failure Heart valve disease Coronary
artery disease Diabetes mellitus Kidney
failure Heart muscle disease Anaemia Hypertension
Chronic lung disease Heart rhythm abnormalities
(atrial fibrillation etc.)
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What to do incase of Heart Failure The patient
may know about his heart failure when he has the
symptoms (breathlessness, swelling, fatigue) for
the first time. Once they are evaluated and
diagnosed to have heart failure they are put on
drugs the necessary medication. Depending upon
patient to patient they may remain symptoms tree
or may have minimal symptoms for months or years
if they are on regular medication. Some may
recover also. Once they start having worsening of
symptoms even on medical therapy, they will
require frequent hospitalisation.
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From this point they may deteriorate rapidly
which can lead to death or progress to a stage
where further therapy (Transplant/ LVAD) cannot
be done. Hence, it is advised to contact the
hospital that can perform transplant LVAD
immediately once the worsening of their symptom
starts.
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