Cause of Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms

symptoms of congestive heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms

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The condition that occurs when the heart becomes an inefficient or weak pump and unable to pump enough blood to meet the normal needs of the body's tissues is called congestive heart failure symptoms. This condition is chronic and a long-term condition which typically begin slowly and failure can affect either the right side, left side or both sides of the heart.

Cause of Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms

There are two conditions that can cause congestive heart failure symptoms to happen. First is called diastolic heart failure, it is when your heart muscles are stiff and do not fill up with blood easily. Second is systolic heart failure, this when your heart muscles are weak and cannot pump the blood out of the heart effectively.

Those two conditions, especially during times of physical activity or exercise, the heart becomes unable to pump enough blood that rich of oxygen throughout the body. Initially symptoms may be seen only during periods of activity, but it can appear even during periods of rest. The most common symptom is tiredness and a total lack of energy, other symptoms include shortness of breath, Cough, Swelling in legs, feet and ankles, Weight gain, Loss of appetite, indigestion, Irregular or rapid pulse, Low blood pressure, Heart palpitations, and Difficulty sleeping.

The severity of those symptoms may also vary from individual to individual and it is important to realize that the symptoms each individual experiences may vary. Even, a single individual may at some times experience different degrees of severity in their symptoms.

Some individuals may have no apparent symptoms. In these individuals, symptoms may only appear with an accompanying condition such as anemia, arrhythmias (abnormal heart beat or rhythm), hyperthyroidism, infection with high fever, and kidney disease.

To help control symptoms some medications may prescribe by a doctor such as open up blood vessels and decrease the work load of the heart, reduce the accumulation of fluid, help the heart muscle contract properly and help treat some heart arrhythmias. For medical treatment, diagnosis, or advice consult a qualified doctor.

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Heart attack symptoms in women

Heart Attack Symptoms In Women and Men

Heart attack symptoms in women

Considered to be the leading cause of death in the world is myocardial infarction. If you heard your doctor say that two word, it is a medical name for a heart attack, it can attacks both women and men. As we know, the common symptom of heart attack is a chest pain. But it has been seen that the symptoms of heart attack in women are often very different from men's.  

Why we need to talk about heart attack symptoms specific to women?

For women, they do not experience the usual chest pain that men suffer from.  According to research by the US National Institute of Health (NIH), nearly half of women don't have any pain during the entire time of their heart attack

Most common symptoms that women reported during actual heart attack are shortness of breath, weakness, unusual tiredness, cold sweat and dizziness. Nearly half of women (48 percent) experience shortness of breath with where they start gasping and panting. About 70 percent of women experience of unusual fatigue and tiredness just before heart attack. Around 42 percent of women complain of indigestion and heartburn prior to a myocardial infarction. And it just 30 percent of women complain of chest pain on the left side of the body.

experiencing pain between the shoulder blades, in the upper parts of the abdomen, or on the inner side of the arms are other symptoms of heart attack in women, also if you feeling dizzy, lightheaded, and nausea.

 If you see the symptoms mentioned above, most women  do not realize that they're got a heart attack and they often to ignore it, and this is become  a major concern, because most doctors still think of chest pain as the most important sign of heart attacks in both women and men.

What women need to do?

Because women can have a heart attack any time even without any chest pain, they need to pay attention to symptoms and must keep in mind that they can have a heart without them realizing it, then go to the nearest hospital or immediately call emergency services if you suffer from two or more the symptoms mentioned above. And also by getting some exercise regularly, women can help their odds against having a heart attack.


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