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English-Spanish medical dictionary . 2013.
English-Spanish medical dictionary . 2013.
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
Heart failure cells — are hemosiderin containing macrophages in the alveoli. The main causes are left heart failure and chronic pulmonary edema. In left heart failure, the left ventricle can not keep pace with the incoming blood from the pulmonary veins. The resulting … Wikipedia
heart failure — a condition in which the pumping action of the heart is inadequate due to damaged heart valves, ventricular muscle, or both. This results in back pressure of blood, with congestion of organs. In left ventricular (or left heart) failure,… … The new mediacal dictionary
left ventricular failure — see heart failure … The new mediacal dictionary
left-sided heart failure — left ventricular failure, left ventricular heart failure failure of adequate output by the left ventricle despite an increase in distending pressure and in end diastolic volume, with dyspnea, orthopnea, and other signs and symptoms of pulmonary… … Medical dictionary
heart failure — 1. a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function. 2. Also called congestive heart failure. a condition in which the heart fails to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues, resulting in accumulation of blood returning to the… … Universalium
Heart failure — Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency. When this occurs, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain, liver… … Medical dictionary
Diastolic heart failure — Diastolic dysfunction Classification and external resources ICD 9 428.3 Diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction refers to decline in performance of one or both ventricles of the heart during the time phase of diastole. Diastole is that… … Wikipedia
Management of heart failure — requires a muitimodal approach. It involves a combination of lifestyle modifications, medications, and possibly the use of devices or surgery. Contents 1 Diet and lifestyle measures 1.1 Fluid restriction 2 Pharmacological management … Wikipedia
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Caption = Diagram of a healthy heart and one suffering from Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Width = 248 DiseasesDB = 31507 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|23|4|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|746.7 ICDO = OMIM = 241550… … Wikipedia
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome — A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta , aortic valve, left ventricle and mitral valve) is underdeveloped (hypoplastic). Blood returning from the lungs has to flow through an opening in… … Medical dictionary