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Is it possible that an echo-cardiogram would miss right sided heart failure?
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What is it called heart failure on the left side of the heart?
Congestive heart failure - right-sided occurs in 1 in 20 people. It is a condition in which the right side of the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
Congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart would be evident in the body as?
Congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart would be evident in the body as edematous feet.
What is the condition where the heart cannot pump efficiently?
Congestive heart failure is the condition of a weakened heart not able to pump blood effectively.Congestive heart failure.
What is the prognosis for patients with severe heart failure?
Most patients with mild or moderate heart failure can be successfully treated with dietary and exercise programs and the right medications.
Pulmonary edema is due to failure of which part of the heart?
Pulmonary edema is a result of a left ventricle failure or simply congestive heart failure which results in the heart not being able to remove fluid from lung circulation.
How does a heart attack damage the liver?
A heart attack itself will not directly damage your liver unless it's related to long term heart failure. If you have right-side heart failure, your liver will not be affected. If you have left-side heart failure your liver may become enlarged.
What is heart faliure?
Heart failure is when the heart cannot pump the blood out as fast as it is comming back in. As a result pressure builds in the veins and fluid leaks into the surrounding tissues. If the left heart fails the fluid goes into the lungs and causes shortness of breath and eventually right heart failure. If the right heart is failing, either due to left heart failure or on its own, you get swelling in the legs and abdomen.
How does water effect congestive heart failure?
increase in water will increase the blood pressure. high blood pressure usually precipitate the heart failure. Congestive heart failure on the other hand usually start with left ventricular failure and finally also cause the right ventricular failure. Patient will congestive heart failure usually will be given diuretic medication to remove excess water in their blood.
What are symptoms of right sided congestive heart failure?
Right sided heart failure is also known as congestive heart failure. The right side loses it's pumping function and the blood backs up in other areas causing congestion. Congestion affects the liver, the GI tract and the limbs.
Which portion of the heart is in failure when it can no longer effectively pump blood into the lungs?
right ventricle
What are signs of heart failure?
patient with Right sided heart failure usually presenting as having edema in the lower limb or if severe, they can have sacral edema. they also may present as having systemic or portal venous congestion, enlarged liver and spleen and also ascites.
How is tricuspid valve stenosis diagnosed?
An x ray of the chest will show the right atrium to be enlarged. Further support for this diagnosis is found on an echocardiogram of the heart, which will show an image of the stenotic valve and measure its severity.
