Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure: Introduction
Congestive heart failure: A condition which is characterized by breathlessness due to oedema and congestion of the lungs.
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Causes of Congestive heart failure:
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- Cardiomegaly
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Misdiagnosis and Congestive heart failure
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Medications or substances causing Congestive heart failure:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Congestive heart failure as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Congestive heart failure
Drug interactions causing Congestive heart failure:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Congestive heart failure as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Bumex (Bumetanide) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Diachlor (Chlorothiazide) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Diuril (Chlorothiazide) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Diucardin (Hydroflumethiazide) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Saluron (Hydroflumethiazide) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Edecrin (Ethacrynic Acid) interaction
- Advil (Ibuprofen) and Enduron (Methydothiazide) interaction
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Article Excerpts about Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure is a major chronic
disease for older adults, accounting for about 260,000 deaths a year. The
majority of the nearly 5 million U.S. patients with heart failure are
older than 65 years. In 1995, $3.4 billion was paid by Medicare for heart
failure. As the "baby boomers" age during the next 40 years, the number of
heart failure patients older than 65 is expected to double. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Failure in Older Adults: CDC-OC)
Congestive heart failure is a term often
used to describe heart failure. But congestion, or the buildup of fluid,
is only one symptom of heart failure and does not occur in all people
who have heart failure. (Source: excerpt from HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC)
Congestive heart failure is a major chronic
disease for older adults, accounting for about 260,000 deaths a year. The
majority of the nearly 5 million U.S. patients with heart failure are
older than 65 years. In 1995, $3.4 billion was paid by Medicare for heart
failure. As the "baby boomers" age during the next 40 years, the number of
heart failure patients older than 65 is expected to double. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Failure in Older Adults: CDC-OC)
Congestive heart failure is a term often
used to describe heart failure. But congestion, or the buildup of fluid,
is only one symptom of heart failure and does not occur in all people
who have heart failure. (Source: excerpt from HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC)
Definitions of Congestive heart failure:
Inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Complication of heart diseases; defective cardiac filling and/or impaired contraction and emptying, resulting in the heart's inability to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues or to be able to do so only with an elevated filling pressure.
- (Source - CRISP)
Weakness of the heart muscle that leads to a buildup of fluid in body tissues.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Congestive heart failure
The list below shows some of the causes of Congestive heart failure mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Congestive heart failure?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Congestive heart failure.
Of the 124
causes of Congestive heart failure that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 119
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Congestive heart failure
Conditions listing symptoms: Congestive heart failure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Congestive heart failure' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
A
Absence of pulmonary artery
... congestive heart failureACAD9 deficiency
... congestive heart failureAdrenal disorders
... Congestive heart failureAmyloidosis
... congestive heart failureAortic arches defect
... congestive heart failureAorto-ventricular tunnel
... congestive heart failureAsbestosis
... congestive heart failureAtrioventricular septal defect
... congestive heart failureC
Carcinoid syndrome
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failureChagas disease
... congestive heart failureChemical poisoning - Acetonitrile
... congestive heart failureConotruncal heart malformations
... congestive heart failureD
Double outlet - right ventricle II
... congestive heart failureDoxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failureG
Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
... congestive heart failureH
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
... congestive heart failureHypereosinophilic syndrome
... congestive heart failureK
Kidney Cancer
... congestive heart failureL
Levotransposition of the great arteries
... congestive heart failureLoeffler's endocarditis
... congestive heart failureM
Mucolipidosis III
... congestive heart failureP
Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
... congestive heart failurePulmonary artery coming from the aorta
... congestive heart failurePulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
... congestive heart failurePulmonary valve stenosis
... congestive heart failurePulmonary veins stenosis
... congestive heart failureR
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failureRostan asthma
... congestive heart failureS
Scleroderma
... congestive heart failureT
Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune
... congestive heart failureTruncus Arteriosus
... congestive heart failureV
Valvular dysplasia of the child
... congestive heart failureVein of Galen aneurysm
... Congestive heart failureVentriculo-arterial discordance, isolated
... congestive heart failure
Conditions listing complications: Congestive heart failure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Congestive heart failure' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acute megacaryoblastic leukemia
... congestive heart failureAlcoholism
... congestive heart failureAmyloid cardiopathy
... congestive heart failureAmyloid cardiopathy, familial
... congestive heart failureAnemia, Blackfan Diamond
... congestive heart failureAortic valve disease
... congestive heart failureAplastic anemia
... congestive heart failureArterial calcification of infancy
... congestive heart failureAsbestosis
... congestive heart failureAsymmetric septal hypertrophy
... congestive heart failureAutoimmune Myocarditis
... congestive heart failureB
Bland-Garland-White syndrome
... congestive heart failureBreathing-related sleep disorder
... congestive heart failureBudd-Chiari syndrome
... congestive heart failureC
Cardiac malformation
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy - hypogonadism - metabolic anomalies
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy - spherocytosis
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy due to anthracyclines
... congestive heart failureCardiomyopathy, dilated, with Woolly hair and keratoderma
... congestive heart failureCarnitine transporter deficiency
... congestive heart failureChaotic atrial tachycardia
... congestive heart failureChromosome 4, Monosomy 4q
... congestive heart failureCoal worker's pneumoconiosis
... congestive heart failureCobalt-induced myocardial injury
... congestive heart failureComplete atrioventricular canal
... congestive heart failureCongenital heart septum defect
... congestive heart failureCongenital mitral malformation
... congestive heart failureCongenital mitral stenosis
... congestive heart failureConn's adenoma
... congestive heart failureConn's syndrome
... congestive heart failureConn-Louis Carcinoma
... congestive heart failureConstrictive pericarditis
... congestive heart failureConstrictive tuberculous pericarditis
... congestive heart failureCoronary artery aneurysm
... congestive heart failureD
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 1
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 2
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 3
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 4
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 5
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 6
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 7
... congestive heart failureDiamond-Blackfan anemia 8
... congestive heart failureDouble outlet - right ventricle I
... congestive heart failureDouble outlet right ventricle
... congestive heart failureE
Essential thrombocytopenia
... congestive heart failureF
Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8
... congestive heart failureFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9
... congestive heart failureFamilial renal cell carcinoma
... congestive heart failureH
Heart failure
... congestive heart failureHematochromatosis
... Congestive heart failureHemochromatosis
... congestive heart failureHepatic cystic hamartoma
... congestive heart failureHepatic veno-occlusive disease - immunodeficiency
... congestive heart failureHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
... congestive heart failureHypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
... congestive heart failureI
I cell disease
... congestive heart failureInfectious myocarditis
... congestive heart failureInfective endocarditis
... congestive heart failureK
Kawasaki disease
... congestive heart failureKidney Cancer
... congestive heart failureL
Left heart failure
... congestive heart failureM
Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness with cardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failureMedullary cystic kidney disease
... congestive heart failureMedullary cystic kidney disease, dominant
... congestive heart failureMitral regurgitation
... congestive heart failureMuscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type
... congestive heart failureN
Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant
... congestive heart failureNevi - atrial myxoma - myxoid neurofibromata - ephelides
... congestive heart failureP
Paget's disease of bone
... congestive heart failurePaget's disease, type 1
... congestive heart failurePaget's disease, type 4
... congestive heart failurePeripartum cardiomyopathy
... congestive heart failurePierre Robin's sequence
... congestive heart failurePneumoconiosis
... congestive heart failurePosthemorrhagic anemia
... congestive heart failurePulmonary artery agenesis
... congestive heart failureR
Renal cancer, familial
... congestive heart failureRenal Cell Carcinoma 2
... congestive heart failureRenal Cell Carcinoma 3
... congestive heart failureRenal Cell Carcinoma 4
... congestive heart failureS
Scleroderma
... congestive heart failureSenile amyloidosis
... congestive heart failureV
Ventricular septal defect
... congestive heart failure
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Causes of Congestive heart failure Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Congestive heart failure based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
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Medical Conditions associated with Congestive heart failure:
Heart symptoms (2438 causes)
Symptoms related to Congestive heart failure:
Heart failure (49 causes), Weak pulse (34 causes), Circulatory symptoms, Heart symptoms (2438 causes), Breathlessness (1199 causes), Chest pain (785 causes), Heart valve defects, Coronary artery disease, Chronic alcoholism, Pedal edema
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