congestive heart failure

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• congestive heart failure
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• vitalheartandvein

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• Congestive Heart Failure Treatment
• Traditional therapy for congestive heart failure
  typically includes a medication regimen, a
  healthy diet, and a change in daily activity.
  Congestive heart failure may be treated in a
  variety of ways. Surgery is often the best
  therapy for congestive heart failure. When a
  heart valve stops opening and closing properly,
  heart valve surgery becomes a required congestive
  heart failure therapy. The most invasive therapy
  for congestive heart failure is valve
  replacement, which is categorised as open heart
  surgery. Do you want to learn more? Visit
  congestive heart failure
• Congestive heart failure is exactly what it
  sounds like a failure of the heart to function
  correctly, with potentially fatal consequences.
  Doctors try their best to treat symptoms and
  offer patients the best prognosis they can, but
  there is still no genuine and proven treatment
  for congestive heart failure.

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• When the heart is unable to effectively pump
  blood throughout the body, including delivering
  nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and
  subsequently excreting the excess fluid into the
  urine, heart failure develops. Fluid builds up in
  the veins and organs, producing swelling of the
  extremities as well as the organs themselves,
  resulting in either a systemic or local edoema
  (this fluid gathering is responsible for an
  excessive amount of stress on the heart as fluid
  accumulates in the pleural cavity as well as the
  dyspnea, or difficulty breathing, often
  symptomatic of heart failure). If left untreated,
  the swelling and lack of oxygen and nutrition may
  cause irreversible damage to the organs, giving
  the patient an extremely bad prognosis. Have a
  look at Vital Heart Vein Congestive Heart
  Failure Information to get more info on this.

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• The injection of additional oxygen to try to
  restore normal oxygen levels in the tissues is
  usually the initial step of therapy for
  congestive heart failure. Once oxygen has been
  given and blood oxygen levels have been
  determined to be adequate using a pulse oximeter,
  the emphasis will turn to trying to address the
  fluid buildup in the body. Diuretics will be
  given to help the extra fluid make its way out of
  the body through the urinary system, while
  nitrates will induce the arteries to dilate,
  enabling blood to flow more freely without the
  heart having to work as hard. Because the body
  excretes potassium in the urine, and long-term
  hypokalemia may cause muscular weakness or
  paralysis, as well as an increased risk of
  catastrophic cardiac arrhythmia, diuretics are
  often supplemented with supplementary potassium.
• Patients are often given diuretics as well as an
  ACE inhibitor (angiotensin-converting enzyme
  inhibitor), a drug that prevents the body from
  producing angiotensin, a chemical that increases
  blood pressure and causes blood vessels to
  constrict. If the patient continues to produce
  angiotensin, an angiotensin II receptor blocker
  may be prescribed. Patients may also be treated
  with vasodilators other than ACE inhibitors,
  particularly if they have previously had poor
  results with ACE inhibitors. A typical example of
  this kind of medicine is nitroglycerin. If you
  wish to learn more about this, visit WHAT ARE THE
  CAUSES OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE?

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• Summary
• Vital Heart Vein was founded in 1998 by a team
  of highly trained cardiologists and vein
  specialists in Houston, Texas dedicated to
  providing genuine care to patients.
• Our heart and vein specialists provide a full
  spectrum of diagnostic testing, comprehensive
  therapies, and interventional/electrophysiologic
  procedures utilizing the latest technology. We
  provide care that ensures our patients can live
  life to the fullest. Its just one more way were
  striving to be the best cardiologists in the
  greater Houston area.
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