Congestive Heart Failure Research Paper
Congestive Heart Failure: The Many Differences
Kelly Strunk
Wilmington University
Comparison or Contrast Essay
Congestive Heart Failure: The Many Differences Congestive heart failure is a very common disease. While many other forms of heart disease have become less common, heart failure has been increasing. Congestive heart failure has become the most common diagnosis in the hospital for patients over 65 years of age. Diastolic heart failure accounts for up to 40% of patients with congestive heart failure and is associated with a better prognosis as compared to patient with systolic dysfunction (Arora, Krummerman, Vijayaraman, Rosengarten, Suryadevara, Lejemtel, and Ferrick, 2005). Congestive heart failure occurs when the flow of …show more content…
The right side of the heart and the left side of the heart can fail independently of the other. Unilateral heart failure is this type of heart failure. Left sided heart failure is when the left ventricle cannot pump out enough blood and it gets backed-up in the lungs. A buildup of fluid in the lungs, called pulmonary edema, can cause shortness of breath and often leading to right sided heart failure. Right sided heart failure is when the right ventricle cannot pump out enough blood, causing fluid to back up in the vein and capillaries. The backup of fluid leaks out and builds up in the tissue, a condition called systemic edema. The edema is commonly noticed in the lower half of the …show more content…
demand heart failure. High output heart failure is when cardiac output is normal or slightly higher, but the demand for blood flow is abnormally high. Hyperthyroidism, anemia, and severe infections are some causes of high output heart failure. The heart is unable to deliver the increased amount of blood and fails. Low output failure is when cardiac output is low, but the demand for blood flow is normal. The heart is unable to meet the demand and fails. Low output failure is more common than high output failure. The purpose of the heart is to pump blood to the rest of the body. Congestive heart failure is simply the failure of the heart to perform this main function. A lack of blood pumped to the body is only considered congestive heart failure if the heart actually receives a sufficient volume of blood from the incoming vessels. The problem is not congestive heart failure when there is not enough blood for the heart to pump
Kelly Strunk
Wilmington University
Comparison or Contrast Essay
Congestive Heart Failure: The Many Differences Congestive heart failure is a very common disease. While many other forms of heart disease have become less common, heart failure has been increasing. Congestive heart failure has become the most common diagnosis in the hospital for patients over 65 years of age. Diastolic heart failure accounts for up to 40% of patients with congestive heart failure and is associated with a better prognosis as compared to patient with systolic dysfunction (Arora, Krummerman, Vijayaraman, Rosengarten, Suryadevara, Lejemtel, and Ferrick, 2005). Congestive heart failure occurs when the flow of …show more content…
The right side of the heart and the left side of the heart can fail independently of the other. Unilateral heart failure is this type of heart failure. Left sided heart failure is when the left ventricle cannot pump out enough blood and it gets backed-up in the lungs. A buildup of fluid in the lungs, called pulmonary edema, can cause shortness of breath and often leading to right sided heart failure. Right sided heart failure is when the right ventricle cannot pump out enough blood, causing fluid to back up in the vein and capillaries. The backup of fluid leaks out and builds up in the tissue, a condition called systemic edema. The edema is commonly noticed in the lower half of the …show more content…
demand heart failure. High output heart failure is when cardiac output is normal or slightly higher, but the demand for blood flow is abnormally high. Hyperthyroidism, anemia, and severe infections are some causes of high output heart failure. The heart is unable to deliver the increased amount of blood and fails. Low output failure is when cardiac output is low, but the demand for blood flow is normal. The heart is unable to meet the demand and fails. Low output failure is more common than high output failure. The purpose of the heart is to pump blood to the rest of the body. Congestive heart failure is simply the failure of the heart to perform this main function. A lack of blood pumped to the body is only considered congestive heart failure if the heart actually receives a sufficient volume of blood from the incoming vessels. The problem is not congestive heart failure when there is not enough blood for the heart to pump