right-sided heart failure

heart failure

1. Cessation of normal heart function.

2. The inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate, resulting in congestion in the lungs, shortness of breath, edema in the lower extremities, and enlargement of the liver.

heart failure

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc.

2. (Medicine / Pathology) sudden and permanent cessation of the heartbeat, resulting in death

heart failure

An acute or chronic inability of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation to the peripheral tissues and the lungs, usually characterized by fatigue, edema, and shortness of breath. Heart failure has many causes, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy. Also called congestive heart failure.

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Noun

heart failure - inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions

coronary failure

failure - loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart

congestive heart failure - inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues

heart attack - a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function

Translations

heart failure (Med) n (malfunction) → collasso cardiaco; (arrest) → arresto cardiaco

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ACE inhibitor amrinone angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor antihypertensive antihypertensive drug beta blocker beta-adrenergic blocker beta-adrenergic blocking agent beta-blocking agent calcium blocker calcium-channel blocker Capoten captopril cardiopathy congestive congestive heart failure coronary failure digitalin digitalis	Case-patient 10 was admitted to the hospital in May 2008 with a 5-day history of high body temperature, body pain, joint pain (particularly in the shoulders), and fatigue, combined with symptoms consistent with right-sided heart failure (shortness of breath, hepatomegaly, and peripheral edema). Rift Valley fever, Mayotte, 2007-2008 by Sissoko, Daouda; Giry, Claude; Gabrie, Philippe; Tarantola, Arnaud; Pettinelli, Francois; Collet, Lo / Emerging Infectious Diseases 3,7) The presence of inferior and superior vena cava dilatation illustrates the elevated right atrial end-diastolic and endsystolic pressures present in constrictive pericarditis and right-sided heart failure. Constrictive pericarditis by Graves, Andrew D.; Narvaez, Juan; Fisher, Kendra; Dunbar, Richard / Applied Radiology The common end result of these processes is elevation of pulmonary artery pressures and vascular resistance, with resultant right-sided heart failure. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: evaluation and management by Waxman, Aaron B. / Southern Medical Journal	right-down right-eyed right-footer right-hand right-hand drive right-hand man Right-hand rope right-hand rule right-hand side right-handed right-handed pitcher Right-handed screw Right-handedness right-hander Right-hearted right-ho Right-lined right-minded right-of-centre right-on right-out Right-running right-side up right-side-out right-side-up right-sided heart failure right-thinking right-to-die right-to-know right-to-life right-to-work law right-wing right-winger rightable righten righteous Righteoused righteously righteousness Righter righteye flounder righteyed flounder rightfield rightful rightfully Rightfulness righthander rightish rightism rightist Rightless	Right-Now-Retailing Right-of-centre right-of-way right-of-way right-of-way right-of-way right-of-way right-of-way Right-of-way Features Management System Right-of-Way Management Program Right-of-Way Violations right-of-ways right-of-ways right-of-ways right-on right-on right-out right-reading Right-Red-Return Right-Right-Left-Left Right-running right-side up right-side-out right-side-up Right-sided cardiac catheterization right-sided cardiac enlargement right-sided cardiac enlargement right-sided cardiac enlargement Right-Sided Circulatory Failure right-sided failure right-sided heart failure right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure Right-Sided Round Ligament Right-Sided Superior Vena Cava Right-skewed distribution Right-skewed distribution Right-skewed distribution right-slip fault Right-Tailed Test right-thinking Right-Time Bank right-to-die right-to-die right-to-die right-to-die right-to-know right-to-know laws Right-to-Left Embedding Right-to-left mark Right-to-Left Override right-to-left shunt right-to-left shunt right-to-left shunt right-to-left shunt right-to-life right-to-life right-to-lifer right-to-lifer right-to-lifers

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ACE inhibitor
amrinone
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
antihypertensive
antihypertensive drug
beta blocker
beta-adrenergic blocker
beta-adrenergic blocking agent
beta-blocking agent
calcium blocker
calcium-channel blocker
Capoten
captopril
cardiopathy
congestive
congestive heart failure
coronary failure
digitalin
digitalis

Case-patient 10 was admitted to the hospital in May 2008 with a 5-day history of high body temperature, body pain, joint pain (particularly in the shoulders), and fatigue, combined with symptoms consistent with right-sided heart failure (shortness of breath, hepatomegaly, and peripheral edema).

Rift Valley fever, Mayotte, 2007-2008 by Sissoko, Daouda; Giry, Claude; Gabrie, Philippe; Tarantola, Arnaud; Pettinelli, Francois; Collet, Lo / Emerging Infectious Diseases

3,7) The presence of inferior and superior vena cava dilatation illustrates the elevated right atrial end-diastolic and endsystolic pressures present in constrictive pericarditis and right-sided heart failure.

Constrictive pericarditis by Graves, Andrew D.; Narvaez, Juan; Fisher, Kendra; Dunbar, Richard / Applied Radiology

The common end result of these processes is elevation of pulmonary artery pressures and vascular resistance, with resultant right-sided heart failure.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: evaluation and management by Waxman, Aaron B. / Southern Medical Journal

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right-sided failure

right-sided heart failure

right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure
right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure
right-sided heart failure, right ventricular heart failure
Right-Sided Round Ligament
Right-Sided Superior Vena Cava
Right-skewed distribution
Right-skewed distribution
Right-skewed distribution
right-slip fault
Right-Tailed Test
right-thinking
Right-Time Bank
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right-to-die
right-to-die
right-to-die
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right-to-know laws
Right-to-Left Embedding
Right-to-left mark
Right-to-Left Override
right-to-left shunt
right-to-left shunt
right-to-left shunt
right-to-left shunt
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