Heart failure
Medical term · H
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body's organs.
Related terms
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ACE inhibitorAbbreviation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, a drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorA drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. These drugs stop the production of angiotensin II. This lowers blood pressure and reduces the heart's…
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Cardiac resynchronization therapyA pacemaker-based therapy for heart failure that improves the heart's pumping efficiency by coordinating (resynchronizing) the beat of the ventricles.
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Congestive heart failureAn older term for heart failure, a disorder caused by a decrease in the heart’s ability to pump blood. Congestive heart failure referred specifically to the type of heart failure…