Gleneagles Global hospital Hyderabad address

6-1-1040/1 to 4, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad,

Telangana 500004

O4o 3064 4444, 040 23491000

Also Read:

Dr M. Sai Sudhakar

MDDM FRCP(EDIN), FACC(U.S.A)

Director – Cath lab chief International

Cardiologist Chief Cardiac Transplant Physician

Congestive Heart Failure

What is heart failure?

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart isno longer able to pump oxygen-rich blood rothe rest of the body efficiently which gradually leaves your heart too weak to pump efficiently causing sudden cardiac death

What are the causes of heart failure?

  • Heartattack
  • High blood pressure
  • Faulty heart valves
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart defects you’re born with
  • Abnormal heart rhythms

Symptoms & When to see a doctor

  • Shortness of breath
  • Fatigue and weakness
  • Swelling in your legs
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Reduced ability to exercise
  • Persistent cough
  • Increased need to urinate at night
  • Very rapid weight gain
  • Lack of appetite and nausea

Treatment

Management of heart failure is broad-spectrum starting from simple lifestyle modifications to advance treatments like medications, stem cell therapy, device therapies, and heart transplantation