Understanding heart failure and how to handle

Heart failure is a condition when the heart muscle becomes very weak so it cannot pump enough blood to the entire body. This condition is also known by the term of congestive heart failure. The onset of heart failure is usually triggered by health problems, such as:

The onset of heart failure is usually triggered by health problems, such as:

1.    hypertension. Blood pressure is the force required to pump blood to the whole body each time. If high blood pressure, then this can cause the heart to work harder to circulate blood throughout the body and the heart muscle to thicken will automatically to compensate for increased performance. If this continues, then ultimately the heart too weighed down and no longer strong enough to pump blood effectively. His muscles become weak, or it could also be too stiff.

2.    coronary heart disease and heart attacks. This condition makes the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart is decreased due to the constriction of the arteries by a pile of fat. When the blood vessels to the heart muscle are completely blocked and the flow of oxygen to all parts of the heart become cut off, there was a heart attack. A heart attack can make the heart pump power is weakened or even cause permanent damage to the heart muscle walls.

3. Cardiomyopathy or damage to the heart muscle. There are several factors that can increase a person's risk of experiencing cardiomyopathy, including genetic or heredity, chemotherapy drug use, drug abuse, alcoholism, and infections.

4.    Myocarditis or inflammation of the heart muscle. This disease can sometimes evolve and leads to heart failure left. Generally, the cause of the myocarditis is the virus infection.

5.  Damage heart valves. Heart valve function keeps the blood flowing through the heart of the remain on track. If a damaged heart valve, then the blood flow can be compromised. This has resulted in increasing the workload on the heart muscle.

6.   heart rhythm Disorders. These conditions may cause the heart rate or rhythm became too slow or too fast. Pace too slow will reduce the supply of blood from the heart to the body. While the pace is too fast, it can make your heart work too hard. Both of these conditions will gradually lead to heart failure.

7.    Hipertioridisme. People who suffer from this disease, the thyroid gland in the body produces excess thyroid hormone. When the hormone levels are high, then the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature will increase anyway.

8.    Anemia. When a person is anemic, then her body was retrieved from the lack of oxygen in the blood. If the condition is left untreated then damage to the organs in the body, including the heart, it can happen.

9.    diabetic. People suffering from diabetes have high blood pressure and risk of coronary heart disease are on the rise.

10. heart defect since birth. Most babies born with the condition most heart valves or chambers are not perfectly formed. This situation can cause heart and other parts still healthy must work harder in pumping blood. In the end, it could potentially lead to heart failure.

There are four types of heart failure, including:

1.    the left heart failure (the heart's left ventricle cannot pump blood to the whole body causes the body to lack blood containing oxygen).

2.    the right heart failure (damage to the right ventricle of the heart that causes process oxygen in the lungs by blood doesn't go well).

3.    systolic heart failure (the heart muscle cannot contract properly so that the process of channeling blood containing oxygen throughout the body becomes disrupted).

4.    diastolic heart failure (the heart blood filled hard due to stiffness in the muscles).

Symptoms of heart failure

The main symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath and feeling tired all day. This disease can also make the blood supply to the kidneys become less so in the body fluid buildup to a drive that is characterized by:

·      swelling of the feet (including ankles) and stomach

·      weight gain

·      frequency increased urination at night

In addition to kidneys, heart failure also makes the blood supply to the muscles and other important organs are reduced. This can make the sufferer experiencing:

·      weak.

·      confused.

·      dizziness.

In a handful of cases, heart failure can also cause symptoms such as:

·      Wheezing

·      a cough that worsens at night

·      flatulence

·      heart palpitations irregular (palpitations)

·      fast heartbeat

·      a reduced appetite

·      weight loss

·      Passed out

·      Anxiety

·      Depression

Shortness of breath due to heart failure is usually the more noticeably when the sufferer lying flat. Some of them also had a night's sleep is disrupted due to shortness of breath very good so it should sit or stand to get a breath of air. As for the symptoms of swelling of the feet, usually, subside in time of the morning, but returned to deteriorate during the day. Symptoms of heart failure can vary on each sufferer. Check with your doctor if you are feeling the symptoms of heart failure. For those who already suffer from this disease, check with your doctor immediately if symptoms worsen existing or other symptoms arise. This is signs that treatment hasn't been done successfully.

Diagnosis of heart failure

There are several tests that can be performed to diagnose heart failure, including an Echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, and blood tests. These tests are important to do to help the doctor find out the level of the heart function of heart failure and the types of patients suffered. Treatment options will be determined based on the results of the examination.

Treatment of heart failure

Someone who suffered heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working, but the power pump heart faint. Therefore they are experiencing this condition requires treatment to slow the worsening of the disease as well as control the symptoms as long as possible. In most case, heart failure is a lifelong condition that cannot be cured completely. In such cases, the handling of which consists of a combination of drugs, equipment, and operation of the cantilever of the heart need to be done in accordance with the State of the sufferer. The effectiveness of treatment of heart failure is not the only task of the doctor, but must also be supported by the cooperation of patients with living the healthy life patterns.

Prevention of heart failure

The following are some things you can do to prevent heart failure, including:

 Consuming healthy foods and limit the intake of salt, fat, and sugar. Examples of healthy foods are the fruit and vegetable, high-protein food (e.g. meat, fish, or nuts), foods that contain starch (such as rice, potatoes, or bread), and food made from processed ingredients are milk or milk.

·      Keeping body weight by exercising regularly.

·      to stop smoking and limit your consumption of liquor.

·      Maintain cholesterol levels and blood pressure in healthy limits