Heart failure can be defined as the inability of heart to pump enough blood which will meet the bodies demand. Alternately, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) means fluid accumulating in the body. It is more a clinical syndrome than a disease.
Some of the causes of heart failure include: decreased lumen of cardiac arteries, increase in blood pressure, trauma to the heart muscle, malfunctioning of heart valves, iregular heart contraction / Arrhythmia, metabolic disorders like diabetes, inborn errors such as congenital heart disease and substance abuse like alcoholism.
The symptoms of heart failure are:
- unpleasant sensation of breathing
- edema in dependent parts such as legs , foot
- Difficulty performing routine works gets tired easily.
- Fluid collected in abdomen , ascites
- Inappropriate increase in body weight