CHF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

CHF Congestive Heart Failure

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Congestive Heart Failure” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Congestive Heart Failure” and its relation with “Etiology”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Congestive Heart Failure” and tries to gauge its effect on “Etiology”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “Congestive Heart Failure” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Congestive Heart Failure” on “Etiology”.

Table of Contents

Congestive Heart Failure4

Introduction4

Discussion and Analysis4

Treatment5

General Signs and Symptoms6

Nursing Care Plan6

Conclusion7

References8

Congestive Heart Failure

Introduction

This is a research paper discussing mainly over the congestive heart failure (CHF) syndromes. This paper will focus on possible cause for congestive heart failures and attempts in discovering on how to minimize the syndromes. (Bashore, 2011).

Discussion and Analysis

Heart failure (HF; formerly called congestive heart failure (CHF) is a progressive clinical syndrome in which the heart fails to pump a sufficient supply of blood to the body due to a functional or structural cardiac disorder. The term congestive heart failure is largely an outdated term that describes symptoms of fluid retention that manifest in decompensated HF (Böhm, 2010).

HF can be classified as left-sided or right-sided, acute or chronic, systolic or diastolic. Systolic dysfunction causes the heart to lose its ability to contract and pump sufficient blood per beat, whereas diastolic dysfunction inhibits the heart's ability to relax and fill with an adequate amount of blood prior to each contraction. HF is the endpoint of several types of cardiovascular disease. Although it may be treated with drugs or heart transplantation, HF is often fatal (Rodger, 2009).

No single test exists for diagnosing HF; the diagnosis is usually based on clinical presentation, patient history, and the results of laboratory and imaging studies, including echocardiogram. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association divide HF into four distinct stages:

Stage A: no identifiable structural heart disorder or symptoms, but high risk of developing HF

Stage B: structural heart disorder without symptoms of HF

Stage C: past or current symptoms of HF associated with structural heart disease

Stage D: refractory HF requiring advanced support (Pierce, 2009).

Heart failure (HF) is defined as the heart's inability to pump a sufficient supply of blood to the body to meet the oxygenation needs of the peripheral tissues as a result of systolic or diastolic dysfunction. The result of either dysfunction is decreased cardiac output (CO), which ...