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Left sided heart failure
Left-sided heart failure describes any condition where the left side of the heart fails to adequately pump blood out to the body. This can cause a backing up of blood into the lungs and the right side of the heart.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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Right v left-sided heart failure?
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What are the tests for left-sided heart failure?
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What are the symptoms of left sided heart failure?
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Could you explain what is left sided heart failure?
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What are the factors that affect the severity of left sided heart failure?
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What is left sided heart failure and is it fatal?
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Are there any permanent treatments for left sided heart failure?
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What are some symptoms of left sided heart failure due to effects on the lungs?
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What is left-sided heart failure from?
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How to tell if it's right or left sided heart failure?
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What are the typical symptoms of left sided heart failure?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can right or left sided heart failure cause short term memory loss?
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A 48-year old asked:
How does left-sided heart failure cause right-sided heart failure?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of left sided heart failure due to your heart's low output?
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A 49-year old asked:
What is the difference between a right-sided heart failure and a left-sided heart failure?
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A member asked:
Is it possible to get pedal edema from left side heart failure?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure associated with decreased cardiac output?
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What are the signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure due associated with decreased cardiac output?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why does only left-sided heart failure cause pulmonary edema?
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What are the signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure with pulmonary congestion?
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What are the signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure associated with pulmonary congestion?
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What are the signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure due associated with pulmonary congestion?
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A 33-year old asked:
How could a right sided heart failure lead to swelling of the ankles but left sided would not?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is right side heart failure vs. Left sided?
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How are the symptoms of right sided heart failure different from left heart?
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A 76-year old female asked:
I am having headaches, I am diabetic and have congestive heart failure . Headache starts on left side of head, and goes to the front. ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Am 19f and worried about heart failure/strokes. been diagnosed neck Radiculopathy and heart palpitations. lived a sedentary life developmental years(14-18 minimal movement mostly in bed) my veins constrict very tiny at night. Numb/pain in left side?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Lower left side behind sternum pain on swallowing food, drink had it fr 2/3wks rib area feels achy, no traumas I'm asthmatic and I have palpatations on and off fr a few yrs now. Been given gastro tablets no change. Fear tumour or heart failure. ?
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A 35-year old asked:
What does the left side of my heart do?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Pain on left side close to heart area. What can it be?
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