Transcript Congestive heart failure(CHF)

Congestive heart failure(CHF)
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Marcos Pimentel
Andrew Kim
Causes and conditions
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Narrowed arteries
High blood pressure
Past heart attack
Heart muscle
disease
• Defects from birth
• Infection
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Blocked up blood flow result
in swelling(edema) and
kidney failures as well. A
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Impact on patient
• Failing heart = kidney problems in
disposing water and sodium
• Unable to exert themselves due to short
breath and tiredness.
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Biological Condition
•Previous heart attack(s).
•Heart Infection.
•Coronary Heart Disease.
•Heart defect from birth.
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Congestive Heart Failure. Feb 11, 2009. The American Heart Association. Feb 11, 2009.<http://www.americanheart.org>.
Ideas for treatments/ Current treatments
• One idea for
narrowed arteries is
to stretch the arteries
so that more blood
can flow to the heart
and there will less
swelling to the body.
• Current treatments;
antibiotics, severe
cases surgery, rest,
diet, and inhibitors.
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Congestive Heart Failure. Feb 11, 2009. The American Heart Association. Feb 11, 2009.<http://www.americanheart.org>.