CONGESTIVE
HEART FAILURE
Created By - Dharmraj Pathak,
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CONGESTIVE
HEART FAILURE
Created By - Dharmraj Pathak,
What is congestive heart
failure?
■ Congestive heart failure is a common usually
progressive condition with a poor prognosis.
■ CHF occurs when the heart is unable to pump
blood at sufficient rate to organ tissue.
■ It can appear during the end stage of many forms
of chronic heart disease.
■ It most often develops due to cumulative effect of
chronic work overload or ischemic heart disease.
Epidemiology
Each year in the india , CHF affects nearly 8-
10 million individuals (approx. 1% of the
population )
The estimated mortality attributable to HF is
about 0.1–0.16 million individuals per year.
It is diagnosed in patients over 65 years of
age in India.
ETIOPATHOL
OGY
CLINICAL
MANIFESTATION
jugular venous distention
ascites
Calf edema or pitting edema
Hepatomegaly