Heart failure
Set of manifestations caused by the failure of the heart's function as a pump supporting the blood flow through the body; its signs and symptoms result from a structural and/or functional abnormality of the heart, that disrupts its filling with blood or its ejecting of it during each heart beat.
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Angina
Chest pain or pressure, a symptom of coronary heart disease, usually due to insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle .
Other causes include anemia, abnormal heart rhythms, and heart failure.
Hypertension
Long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
Long-term high blood pressure, however, is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease, vision loss, chronic kidney disease, and dementia.
Cardiomyopathy
Group of diseases that affect the heart muscle.
As the disease worsens, shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling of the legs may occur, due to the onset of heart failure.
Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle.
An MI may cause heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest.
Atrial fibrillation
Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart.
Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, dementia, and stroke.
Coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial ischemia, or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart.
Other complications include heart failure or an abnormal heartbeat.
Cardiac arrest
Sudden loss of blood flow throughout the body resulting from the heart not being able to pump blood efficiently.
While cardiac arrest may be caused by heart attack or heart failure, these are not the same, and in 15 to 25% of cases there is a non-cardiac cause.
Valvular heart disease
Any cardiovascular disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart .
Mitral insufficiency can be caused by dilation of the left heart, often a consequence of heart failure.
Peripheral edema
Edema in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs.
The condition is commonly associated with vascular and cardiac changes associated with aging but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic system or merely long periods of time sitting or standing without moving.
ACE inhibitor
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a class of medication used primarily for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure.