Diseases

Congestive Heart Failure (Chf)

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Heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation — compare coronary failure.

SYMPTOMS

Pain 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
Also common: 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.