What is the correct definition of heart failure

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Everyone must have heard of heart failure, which means that the patient's heart has a very serious problem and can not provide the necessary energy for normal life activities. Let's talk about the correct definition of heart failure.

What is the correct definition of heart failure

First: heart failure, referred to as heart failure, refers to the heart's systolic function and (or) diastolic function disorders, can not fully discharge the venous blood flow back to the heart, resulting in venous system blood stasis, insufficient arterial blood perfusion, resulting in cardiac circulatory disorders syndrome, such as pulmonary congestion, vena cava congestion.

Second: heart failure is not an independent disease, but the end stage of the development of heart disease. The vast majority of heart failure begins with left heart failure, that is, the first manifestation of pulmonary circulation congestion, almost all cardiovascular diseases will eventually lead to heart failure, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, hemodynamic overload, inflammation and so on.

Third: any cause of myocardial injury, can cause changes in myocardial structure and function, and finally lead to ventricular pumping and (or) filling function is low, on the basis of basic heart disease, some factors can induce heart failure. The common causes of heart failure are infection, serious arrhythmia, increased cardiac load and drug effect.

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Therefore, as an ordinary person, we should correctly understand the meaning of heart failure, and then we can make a specific judgment according to the specific situation, so as to suit the medicine to the case and really achieve the purpose of solving the patient's problems.