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Heart Failure - Etiology
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Definition of 'Heart Failure'A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Percutaneous atrioseptostomy for right heart failure after left pneumonectomy.
30 Oct 2009 
We present a case of right heart failure after left pneumonectomy as a result of an isolated, contralateral partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. We successfully treated this with percutaneous atrioseptostomy. For unstable patients with ... Read more...
Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study.
30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of risk factors to the development of heart failure remains controversial. Further, whether these contributions have changed over time or differ by sex is unclear. Few population-based studies have been ... Read more...
When drugs disappear from the patient: elimination of intravenous medication by hemodiafiltration.
30 Oct 2009 Twenty-three hours after heart transplantation, life-threatening acute right heart failure was diagnosed in a patient requiring continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF). Increasing doses of catecholamines, sedatives, and muscle relaxants ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Failure - Etiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Percutaneous atrioseptostomy for right heart failure after left pneumonectomy. 30 Oct 2009
- Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study. 30 Oct 2009
- When drugs disappear from the patient: elimination of intravenous medication by hemodiafiltration. 30 Oct 2009
- A hemodynamic profile for consciousness during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 30 Oct 2009
- [A patient with aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular function]
20 Oct 2009 - Prevalence, functional impact, and mortality of atrial fibrillation in an older Italian population (from the Pro.V.A. study). 13 Oct 2009
- Letter by Cingolani et al regarding article, "Ventricular phosphodiesterase-5 expression is increased in patients with advanced heart failure and contributes to adverse ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in mice". 11 Oct 2009
- [Surgery for coarctation of the aorta in Iceland 1990-2006] 29 Sep 2009
- Angiotensin receptor blockers: role in hypertension management, cardiovascular risk reduction, and nephropathy. 29 Sep 2009
- Biomarkers of extracellular matrix turnover. 29 Sep 2009
- A unique complication of a broken heart. 29 Sep 2009
- Not always HIV. 29 Sep 2009
- Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease. 29 Sep 2009
- Invited commentary. 29 Sep 2009
- Morbidity and mortality risk factors in adults with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac reoperations. 29 Sep 2009
- Electrocardiographic characteristics at initial diagnosis in patients with isolated left ventricular noncompaction. 29 Sep 2009
- Comparison of effects of primary coronary angioplasty on left ventricular remodeling and heart failure in patients <70 versus > or =70 years with acute myocardial infarction. 29 Sep 2009
- Malignant hyperthermia and muscular dystrophies. 29 Sep 2009
- [Challenging emergency ECG in a 19-year-old woman] 21 Sep 2009
- A high-fat diet increases adiposity but maintains mitochondrial oxidative enzymes without affecting development of heart failure with pressure overload. 16 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Heart Failure'
Definition: A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
Descriptor UI: D006333
Alternative terms: Heart Failure; Cardiac Failure; Myocardial Failure; Heart Failure, Left-Sided; Heart Failure, Left Sided; Left-Sided Heart Failure; Left Sided Heart Failure; Heart Failure, Right-Sided; Heart Failure, Right Sided; Right-Sided Heart Failure; Right Sided Heart Failure; Congestive Heart Failure; Heart Failure, Congestive; Heart Decompensation; Decompensation, Heart;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C14.280.434;
History Note: 2008 (1966)
Technical Notes: "scompenso di cuore" is "heart decompensation" in Italian; do not confuse with CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE