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2. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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   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 leg swelling. [3]

3. List of medical abbreviations: D - Wikipedia

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   decompensated heart failure: DHR: dihydrorhodamine DHT: dihydrotestosterone: DHT: Dobhoff Tube: DI: diabetes insipidus: DIB: dead in bed difficulty in breathing: DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation: DICVP: Diplomate, International College of Veterinary Pharmacy DID Dissociative identity disorder: Di-Di: dichromatic diamnionic twins DIL ...

4. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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   Coloboma of the eye, heart defects, atresia of the nasal choanae, retarded growth & or development, genital abnormalities, ear abnormalities CHD Congenital heart disease: CHD Congenital hip dysplasia: CHD Coronary heart disease: CHF Congestive heart failure: CIDP Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: CIPA

5. List of cardiology mnemonics - Wikipedia

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   Digoxin: Helps slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles). E lectrocardioversion: A procedure in which electric currents are used to reset the heart's rhythm back to regular pattern.

6. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").

7. Left anterior descending artery - Wikipedia

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   Septals originate from the LAD at 90 degrees to the surface of the heart, perforating and supplying the anterior 2/3 of the interventricular septum. Diagonals run along the surface of the heart and supply the lateral wall of the left ventricle and the anterolateral papillary muscle.

8. Outline of cardiology - Wikipedia

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   The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cardiology, the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the human heart. [1] The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology.

9. Diabetic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a disorder of the heart muscle in people with diabetes.It can lead to inability of the heart to circulate blood through the body effectively, a state known as heart failure(HF), [2] with accumulation of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) or legs (peripheral edema).