eart failure. Heart failure is usually classified according to the side of the heart that is affected. Either “ left or right side, or by the cardiac cycle involved” (Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, ).
Left sided heart failure occurs when there is ineffective function of the left ventricular contractile. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Congestive heart failure (or heart failure) is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body's other organs.
This can result from narrowed arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle - coronary artery disease. II.
Etiology: Heart failure can result from numerous causes. Some common causes of heart failure are: CAD, MI, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, heart valve disease, infection of the heart, congenital structural abnormalities, and substance abuse. (Cadwallader p. ).
The most common cause of Congestive Heart Failure is CAD (coronary artery 4/4(1).Download