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heart failureInability of one or both sides of the heart to pump enough blood for the body. Causes include pulmonary heart disease, hypertension, and coronary atherosclerosis. A person with left-sided heart failure experiences shortness of breath after exertion, difficulty in breathing while lying down and night breathlessness, and abnormally high pressure in the pulmonary veins. A person with right-sided failure experiences abnormally high pressure in the systemic veins, liver enlargement, and accumulation of fluid in the legs. A person with failure of both ventricles has an enlarged heart and a three-beat heartbeat. Treatment includes bed rest, medications such as digitalis, control of excess salt and water retention, and elimination of the underlying cause. See also congestive heart failure. heart failure 1. a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc. 2. sudden and permanent cessation of the heartbeat, resulting in death heart failure [′härt ‚fāl·yər] (medicine) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The research described in this paper illustrates that ST2 is a powerful biomarker for prediction of near term mortality in dyspneic as well as acute decompensated heart failure patients. The patients enrolled in UNLOAD are very representative of the typical decompensated heart failure population. This program is planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CK-1827452 in a diversity of patients including those with stable heart failure, ischemic heart disease, impaired renal function, acutely decompensated heart failure, and patients with chronic heart failure at increased risk for death and hospital admission for heart failure. |
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