Heart Failure

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What is Heart Failure?

Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Alternative Names:

CHF; Congestive heart failure

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my stepdad had openheart surgery to fix a valve.sense his surgery he's had fluid build up i...
This question pertains to my father who rarely visits the Dr. He is 82 yrs old and he has ...
My question is this: Has Dilaudid delivered through an Intrathecal Pump even been tied to a...
I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2005. Along with other meds I took lasix and gained 3...
I am a twenty-one year female with oravian epithelial cancer stage three. I been fighting t...
I have just recently been in touch with my former husband and have found he is very sick wi...
Well I had a chest X-Ray And the results was Enlarge Cardiac Silhouette and Pleurl Effusion...
Dr. Kirksey, I would like your opinion about the recently completed STICH study. I have re...
Mom is 80 years old and diagnosed with CHF/COPD over 3 years. We've just been told she is ...
How important is it to get the flu and/or pneumonia vaccine, being that I have heart failur...

Journals about Heart Failure(3)

My father has Congestive Heart Failure and is not going to live long.


by Bobbi6693, Jan 28, 2009 01:20AM
'I am having a hard time with this which really suprises me because he has had this fo...

Advanced Cutting Edge Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Assessment


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Aug 02, 2008 06:23PM - 2 Comments
We recently began to offer comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor assessment in our ...

The role of coronary angioplasty and stenting 


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Jul 06, 2008 11:07PM - 2 Comments
There are frequent questions being asked about the various treatments for coronary blo...

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