Right Sided vs Left Sided Heart Failure
Type of heart failure that causes edema of the legs, feet and ankles.
What is right-sided heart failure?
The most common type of heart failure.
Left-sided heart failure
Chest pain that radiates down the left arm.
What is a myocardial infarction?
A body mass index that is greater than 30.
What is obesity?
Type of heart failure that causes pulmonary edema.
What is left-sided heart failure?
Heart failure that occurs slowly over time, with the gradual deterioration of cardiac function resulting in worsening symptoms.
What is chronic heart failure?
A blockage in the heart artery.
What is coronary artery disease?
Eating foods high in sodium such as, canned foods, processed foods, eating fast food, eating deep fried foods and drinking large quantities of fluid.
What are dietary risk factors?
What is left-sided heart failure?
An episode of heart failure that occurs suddenly.
What is acute heart failure?
Can make the heart stiffen if let go for a long period of time.
What is hypertension?
An individual that is 65 to 95 years old.
What is advanced age?
Type of heart failure which causes ascites.
What is right-sided heart failure?
The amount of blood pumped into the systemic circulation by the left ventricle, expressed as a percentage.
What is ejection fraction?
The heart is stretched out and no longer pumps effectively.
What is cardiomyopathy?
Your father and mother both had heart failure.
What are genetic factors?
Type of heart failure which causes hepatomegaly.
What is right sided heart failure?
Decreased cardiac output in the presence of normal ejection fraction due to ventricular stiffness.
What is diastolic heart failure?
Inflammation of the fibrous sac around the heart.
What is pericarditis?
Smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes, high cholesterol.
What are lifestyle risk factors?