Showing posts with label failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label failure. Show all posts
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms CHF Signs
Congestive Heart Failure
You must have heard the term "Heart Failure" which means that heart is unable to pump as much blood to the body, as the body is demanding. It means more demand and less supply. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) means that heart is getting more blood into it, than what it can pump. Blood is returning to the heart at a faster rate and its not able to pump it all at that speed, which causes congestion of blood near heart. Due to this reason this condition is called "Congestive Heart Failure" or CHF.
Congestive Heart Failure mostly occurs due to the aging factor when heart muscles gets weakened and
Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
- Shortness of breath (even at rest). It may also disturb sleep.
- Severe fatigue and weakness.
- Wheezing after limited physical exertion
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea or vomiting
- Irregular or Rapid Heartbeat
- Anxiety
- Irritability, restlessness
- Mental confusion in some cases
Left Sided CHF Symptoms
- Dry cough. It indicates Left Sided Heart Failure. Sometimes cough may produce frothy or bloody sputum.
Right Sided CHF Symptoms
- Frequent urination during the night. Its a symptom of right-sided hear failure.
- Swelling of the ankles and feet
- Rapid weight gain due to fluid retention.
- Swelling in the lower back if the patient is bedridden .
- Abdominal pain and a feeling of fullness.
- Swollen neck veins.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Signs of a Heart Attack in Women Female Heart Failure Symptoms
Heart Attack kills more women than men every year. There are some reasons behind that. Before that we should understand whats heart Attack. Heart Attack means blockage of blood supply to some heart muscles due to some blockage in arteries. If this blockage remains for a long time then the heart muscles facing the deficiency of blood supply may die. Such permanent failure of some heart muscles can be avoided if we understand the signs of heart attack on time and visit a doctor.
We often think that Heart Attack and Heart Failure are same. You can know the difference from the following Article.
Heart Attack is different from Heart Failure.
Heart Attack may lead to Heart Failure if some heart muscles die permanently due to lack of blood supply.
as i told you earlier that heart attack kills more women than men every year. Similarly Heart Failure is reported more in Women. The main reason behind more heart attacks in women is that signs of heart attack is not more visible in women and they often take it as something else.
Women feel less or negligible pain in chest during heart attack, which is just opposite for men. Women might feel more pain in neck and arm than chest.
Heart Failure is inability to pump blood properly. Its not a life threatening condition but should be treated as soon as possible if you want to save a few years of your life. Chances of Hear Failure increases with age. Women face heart failure at a later stage than men. There may be several causes responsible for heart failure in women such a high blood pressure for long period or going through depression for a long time. Depression is common problem among women and a number of times its found associated with heart failure. But the good news is that women survive longer than men with heart failure. Swelling around ankles is more common in women than men.
We often think that Heart Attack and Heart Failure are same. You can know the difference from the following Article.
Heart Attack is different from Heart Failure.
Heart Attack may lead to Heart Failure if some heart muscles die permanently due to lack of blood supply.
Women feel less or negligible pain in chest during heart attack, which is just opposite for men. Women might feel more pain in neck and arm than chest.
Signs of a Heart Attack in Women
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Pain in arm(s), back, neck, or jaw
- Fatigue
- Stomach pain
- Shortness of breath
- Lightheadedness
- Sweating
Heart Failure in Women
Heart Failure is inability to pump blood properly. Its not a life threatening condition but should be treated as soon as possible if you want to save a few years of your life. Chances of Hear Failure increases with age. Women face heart failure at a later stage than men. There may be several causes responsible for heart failure in women such a high blood pressure for long period or going through depression for a long time. Depression is common problem among women and a number of times its found associated with heart failure. But the good news is that women survive longer than men with heart failure. Swelling around ankles is more common in women than men.
Female Heart Failure Symptoms
Some common symptoms visible in females going through heart failure are given below.
- Breathlessness
- Tiredness
- Swollen Ankles
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