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What causes heart conjested failer?

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Dr. Douglas Fronzaglia ii, do, ms answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

CHF: Congestive heart failure, or chf, is a decreased ability of the heart to pump properly. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, decreased stamina or leg swelling. CHF is typically due to an underlying condition such as lung disease or a previous heart attack.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Weak heart muscle: Weak heart muscle caused by damage from heart attacks, or hypertension , or diabetes, or alcohol, or pregnancy, or chemotherapy.

Answered 3/8/2014

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Dr. Charles Glassman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

CHF: It is known in english as congested heart failure and the most common cause is injury do to a heart attack. Different viruses, lung disease and other conditions may also cause it.

Answered 6/13/2013

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Dr. Nassir Azimi answered

Specializes in Interventional Cardiology

CHF: Is inability of the heart to pump blood forward resulting in congestion or fluid build up in the lungs and fluid leakage in the periphery or the legs. It can be systolic or related to weakening or diastolic or related to stiffening of the heart.

Answered 9/28/2016

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