Heart Failure

Heart failure is condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the rest of the body. Heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working. Rather, it means that the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal. With heart failure, blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the  heart increases. As a result, the heart can't pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body's needs. The chambers of the heart may respond by stretching to hold more blood to pump through the body and by becoming stiff and thickened. This helps to keep  the  blood moving, but the heart muscle walls may eventually weaken and will be unable to pump as efficiently. As a result the kidneys may respond by causing the body to retain fluid and salt. If fluid builds up in the arms, legs, ankles, feet, lungs, or other organs, the body becomes congested, and congestive heart failure is the term used to describe the condition.

Causes of heart failure 

Heart failure is often a long-term(chronic) condition, but it can sometimes develop suddenly. It can be caused by many different heart problems.


The condition may affect only the left-side or right-side of the heart. These are called right-side heart failure or left-side heart failure. More often, both sides of the heart are involved.

Heart failure is present when :-

• Your heart muscle can't pump the blood out of the heart very well. This is called systolic heart failure.

• Your heart muscles are stiff and do not fill up with blood easily. This is called diastolic heart failure.

These problems mean the heart is no longer able to pump enough oxygen- rich blood out to the rest of your body.



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