High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the main causative factors in the development of congestive heart failure. As recognition of this factor has increased over the years, so has the number of places in which your blood pressure may be screened. Health fairs are popping up in the community which screen individuals for […]
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, means that the pressure in the arterial system is higher than it should be. The arteries are the vessels that carry blood from the heart to all the tissues and organs in the body. Blood that flows through the arterial system has already been to the lungs and picked up
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Congestive heart failure, otherwise known as CHF, is a condition in which the heart function is inadequate. The function of the heart is to pump and deliver oxygen contained in the blood to the remainder of the body. When individuals suffer from congestive heart failure the strength of the heart muscle has been compromised and
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the medical term used to describe a force against which the blood must be pumped in the wall of the artery. The measurement of blood pressure is the product of the flow of blood times the resistance in the blood vessels. Your physician will measure your blood pressure and
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Congestive heart failure is a chronic medical condition that affects the strength of the heart muscle and the ability of the muscle to pump oxygenated blood around the body. In the past 40 years the number of individuals who suffer from congestive heart failure has grown significantly and today nearly 5 million Americans suffer from
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Statistical updates from the American Heart Association in 2012 reported that 76.4 million Americans have high blood pressure and they anticipate an almost 10% rise in that number by 2030. From 1998 to 2008 the death rate attributed to high blood pressure rose by over 20% and the estimated direct and indirect cost was over
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Congestive heart failure, also known as CHF, is a chronic and long-term heart condition that results in significant symptoms which impact an individual\’s life. When symptoms occur they are often significant enough to send an individual to their primary care physician for diagnosis. People may experience shortness of breath, fatigue, difficulty with exertion, swelling of
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Congestive heart failure is also called heart failure and is the pathophysiological state in which an abnormal cardiac function is responsible for decreased efficiency in the ability of the heart to pump blood. This decreased efficiency and effectiveness leads to a decreased oxygen supply to tissues around the body and subsequent symptoms which can result
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Congestive heart failure is a chronic long-term condition caused by damage to the heart muscle. Because the heart muscle is no longer able to pump blood around the body effectively, a significant number of symptoms occur which are a side effect of a lack of oxygen. For instance, individuals often suffer from fatigue and a
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Congestive heart failure is a condition in which the heart can not pump enough blood to the body\’s organs to supply oxygen and nutrients necessary to sustain life. This condition can result from a number of diseases or illnesses including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, infection of the heart muscle and heart valve
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