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Today we look at a sinister cause of breathlessness on exertion i.e.
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HEART FAILURE occurs when the heart fails to pump blood at a rate sufficient to meet up the bodies requirement. The breathlessness occurs at previously normal activity like walking. It is categorized into four scales based on the limitation experienced by the New York Heart Association
I. No limitation
II. Slight limitation
III. Marked limitation
IV. Limitation even at rest
Breathlessness worsens as the disease worsens in this order
- breathlessness on activity
- breathlessness at rest
- waking up at night breathless
- breathlessness on lieing down flat
Other signs and symptoms of this limitaion include
- chest pain
- awareness of heart beat
- fatigue and weakness
- frequent urination at night
- loss of appetite, weight loss and nausea
- neck vein distention
- swollen abdomen
- swollen legs
Uncontrolled chronic high blood pressure is a major cause of heart failure
Other causes/risk factors include
- inherited or acquired heart defects
- Diabetes
- Infection and inflammation of the heart
- Anaemia
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Nutritional deficiencies etc
Don't ignore that breathlessness of whatever degree.
Visit a doctor today
Other causes/risk factors include
- inherited or acquired heart defects
- Diabetes
- Infection and inflammation of the heart
- Anaemia
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Nutritional deficiencies etc
Don't ignore that breathlessness of whatever degree.
Visit a doctor today
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Queen Latifah agrees and has started a campaign in the US since her mum developed heart failure
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/image/extract/UCM_4778931~staticrendition/ginormous.jpg
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