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  2. The Stages of Congestive Heart Failure - AOL

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    NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION. Stage A: At risk for heart failure. Class I: No limitation of physical activity. Stage B: Pre-heart failure. Class II: Slight limitation of physical activity. Stage C ...

  3. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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    35% risk of death in first year [ 10 ] Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart 's ability to fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF typically presents with shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and bilateral ...

  4. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction - Wikipedia

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    Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a form of heart failure in which the ejection fraction – the percentage of the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each heartbeat divided by the volume of blood when the left ventricle is maximally filled – is normal, defined as greater than 50%; [1] this may be measured by echocardiography or cardiac catheterization.

  5. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy was under 25 years in the early ... and coronary heart ... number of remaining years of life as a function of current age—is used ...

  6. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Up to 1 in 200 people [8] Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, or HOCM when obstructive) is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause. [8] The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the interventricular septum and the ventricles. [10]

  7. Acute decompensated heart failure - Wikipedia

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    Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a sudden worsening of the signs and symptoms of heart failure, which typically includes difficulty breathing (dyspnea), leg or feet swelling, and fatigue. [1] ADHF is a common and potentially serious cause of acute respiratory distress. The condition is caused by severe congestion of multiple organs ...

  8. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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    8.9 million (2015) [12] Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] myocardial ischemia, [14] or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart. [5][6][15] It is the most common ...

  9. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a disease where prolonged tachycardia (a fast heart rate) or arrhythmia (an irregular heart rhythm) causes an impairment of the myocardium (heart muscle), which can result in heart failure. [1][5] People with TIC may have symptoms associated with heart failure (e.g. shortness of breath or ankle ...