Heart failure

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• Synonyms

  • Cardiac failure
  • HF

• Causes

  • Supraventricular tachycardia
  • Cardiac tamponade
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chronic constrictive pericarditis
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Third degree atrioventricular block

• Effects

  • Sinus tachycardia
  • Fluid overload
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • Ischaemia
  • Shock
  • High endothelin-1
  • Terry's nail
  • Raised troponin
  • Hepatojugular reflux
  • Maternal Risk
  • Malaise
  • Congestive heart failure triad

• Parents

  • Heart disease

• Children

  • Left ventricular failure
  • Right ventricular failure
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • High-output cardiac failure
  • Fetal heart failure

• Treatments

  • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
  • Angiotensin blocker
  • Bisoprolol
  • Carvedilol
  • Metoprolol
  • Spironolactone

• Description

  • "Rx ACEi
  • ARB
  • beta blocker (bisoprolol
  • carvedilol
  • metoprolol or nebivolol)
  • and spironolactone all improve outcome."