03-Congestive Heart Failure Overview

High risk for heart failure, but no symptoms yet.

Heart dysfunction, but no symptoms of heart failure.

Heart dysfunction with current symptoms of heart failure.

Refractory, end-stage heart failure, needing advanced interventions.

High levels of BNP indicate heart failure.

Medications that lower blood pressure and afterload, easing heart failure symptoms.

Blood pressure lowering drugs, easing heart failure symptoms, preventing progression.

Medications that widen blood vessels to decrease blood pressure and afterload.

Medications that dilate blood vessels, decrease afterload, ease symptoms, improve exercise.

Medications, such as loop and thiazide diuretics, reducing fluid buildup, easing symptoms.

Medication that improves cardiac contraction, easing heart failure symptoms.

Pulmonary vasodilator for heart failure patients.

Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

A syndrome with symptoms of fluid buildup and poor blood flow.

Heart muscle doesn't contract forcefully enough.

The heart contracts normally, but ventricles don't relax properly.

Percentage of blood pumped out of the ventricle during a heartbeat.

A healthy heart's pumping efficiency, usually 55%-65%.

Severely reduced EF occurs in this type of heart failure.

Normal EF percentage in this type of heart failure.

Fluid buildup in the body's periphery and organs, due to right ventricle weakness.

Fluid buildup in the lungs due to left ventricle weakness.

A disease where plaque builds up inside the arteries.

A condition that impacts blood flow from the heart.

High blood pressure.

Problems with the heart valves.

Disease of the heart muscle.

A type of heart failure where the left side of the heart struggles to pump blood effectively, leading to pulmonary congestion.

A type of heart failure where the right side of the heart struggles to pump blood effectively, leading to congestion in peripheral tissues and viscera.

Buildup of fluid in the lungs, often a symptom of left-sided heart failure.

Fluid buildup in the body outside the lungs. A symptom of right-sided heart failure.

Shortness of breath

shortness of breath while lying down

Swelling in the lower extremities due to fluid buildup.

Sudden and severe shortness of breath that awakens a person from sleep

A symptom related to both left and right heart failure, usually worse when lying down or with exertion.

A sound the physician can hear with a stethoscope, indicating fluid in the lungs

A reduced level of oxygen in the blood, often linked to heart failure

A specific heart sound related to heart failure, the physician may hear this sound with a stethoscope

Abnormal weight gain linked to fluid retention, a symptom of Heart failure.

A system used to categorize the severity of heart failure by symptoms during physical activity.

Reduced blood flow and heartbeat leading to symptoms in different parts of the body.

Low urine output.

Frequent urination at night.

Disruptions in digestion, common in heart failure.

Loss of appetite.

Feeling sick to the stomach.

Pain in the abdomen, related to poor digestion or the fluid build-up.

Overall feeling of weakness or tiredness.

Extreme tiredness, often related to low energy levels.

Swollen neck veins, a sign of heart failure.

The heart's inability to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

A clinical syndrome characterized by fluid buildup and poor blood flow, often a consequence of heart failure.

Heart muscle doesn't contract forcefully enough, resulting in reduced blood pumped out.

The heart contracts normally, but the ventricles don't relax properly, hindering filling.

Percentage of blood pumped out of the ventricle with each heartbeat.

Healthy heart’s pumping efficiency (typically 55-65%).

Significantly decreased EF in systolic heart failure.

Normal EF percentage in diastolic heart failure.

Fluid (congestion) buildup in the body outside the lungs, due to right ventricle weakness.

Fluid (congestion) buildup in the lungs, due to left ventricle weakness.

A disease characterized by the buildup of plaque inside the arteries.

A disease affecting the blood flow to the heart muscle.

High blood pressure.

Problems with the heart valves.

A disease affecting the heart muscle itself.

High risk for heart failure development, but no symptoms yet.

Heart dysfunction exists, but no heart failure symptoms are present.

Heart dysfunction with current symptoms of heart failure.

Refractory heart failure needing advanced interventions.

High BNP levels often signal heart failure.

Medications lowering blood pressure and afterload, easing heart failure symptoms.

Blood pressure lowering drugs improving heart failure symptoms, preventing progression.

Medications widening blood vessels, decreasing blood pressure and afterload.

Medications dilating blood vessels, decreasing afterload, easing symptoms, improving exercise.

Medications reducing fluid buildup, easing heart failure symptoms.

Medication improving cardiac contraction for easing heart failure symptoms.

Pulmonary vasodilator for heart failure patients.

Fluid buildup in the lungs due to left ventricle weakness.

Fluid buildup in the body's periphery and organs, due to right ventricle weakness.

Fluid buildup in the lungs.

Fluid buildup in the body outside the lungs.

Shortness of breath.

Shortness of breath while lying down.

Swelling in the lower extremities due to fluid buildup.

Sudden and severe shortness of breath that awakens a person from sleep.

A symptom related to both left and right heart failure, usually worse when lying down or with exertion.

A sound the physician can hear with a stethoscope, indicating fluid in the lungs.

A reduced level of oxygen in the blood, often linked to heart failure.

A specific heart sound related to heart failure, the physician may hear this sound with a stethoscope.

Abnormal weight gain linked to fluid retention from heart failure.

A system used to categorize the severity of heart failure by symptoms during physical activity.

Reduced blood flow and heartbeat leading to symptoms in different parts of the body.

Low urine output.

Frequent urination at night.

Disruptions in digestion, common in heart failure.

Loss of appetite.

Feeling sick to the stomach.

Pain in the abdomen, related to poor digestion or the fluid build-up.

Overall feeling of weakness or tiredness.

Extreme tiredness, often related to low energy levels.

Swollen neck veins, a sign of heart failure.

A phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor that improves heart contraction and reduces lung blood pressure (pulmonary vascular resistance). It also widens blood vessels, reducing pressure on the heart.

A medication used for cardiogenic shock and severe heart failure, sometimes for cardiac stress tests. Administered intravenously.

A life-threatening condition where the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

Pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs opposing blood flow.

Limiting sodium intake to no more than 2 grams per day, to reduce fluid retention.

Reducing fluid intake to minimize fluid retention and symptoms related to fluid buildup in the body and lungs

A device implanted to correct abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias).

Treatment to better coordinate heart chambers' contractions for patients with heart failure not improving with standard drugs.

Surgical procedure that improves blood flow to the heart muscle.

Surgical procedure to repair or replace faulty heart valves that limit blood flow.

An assistive device surgically implanted to aid the left ventricle in pumping blood.

Surgical procedure to replace a diseased heart with a healthy donor heart