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Brief description:
Heart failure is a
life-threatening condition in which the heart can no
longer pump enough blood to the rest of body. Symptoms
of CHF include shortness of breath, cough, fatigue,
palpitation, leg edema, decreased urine output etc.
Heart failure is almost always chronic, although it can
sometimes develop suddenly. This condition may affect
the right side, the left side, or both sides of the
heart. Heart failure is caused by hypertension, coronary
heart disease, valvular diseases, cardiomyopathy, lung
disease etc.
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