Diseases

Cardiac Failure

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Heart failure (hf), often referred to as congestive heart failure (chf), occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

SYMPTOMS

Pain areas: in the chest, cough: can be dry or with phlegm, whole body: dizziness, fatigue, inability to exercise, or loss of appetite,
Respiratory: fast breathing, shortness of breath at night, shortness of breath on exercise, or shortness of breath on lying down, gastrointestinal: water retention or bloating, excess urination at night, palpitations, swollen feet, swollen legs, or weight gain.

CAUSES

Heart failure is caused by many conditions that damage the heart muscle, including: coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease (cad), a disease of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart, causes decreased blood flow to the heart muscle.