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Can a leaking heart valve make chf worse?
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Yes.: Heart failure is when the heart pump fails to pump blood forward in sufficient quantity to support metabolic demands. Heart failure is not a primary diagnosis, but is secondary to some underlying cause. A leaking valve is one of the many primary causes of heart failure. It can certainly make heart failure from any other cause worse.
Answered 4/23/2014
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Yes: It can increase the pre load or after load and makes chef worse.
Answered 8/15/2012
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