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heart failure heart attack

= heart failure; inability of the heart, to promote the supply of necessary blood volume; clinical syndrome of varying origin, not a disease, eg myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, myocarditis, valvular heart disease, permanent hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias
Symptoms

left heart failure (congestion in pulmonary circulation)	right heart failure (congestion in the systemic circulation)
dyspnea	renal failure / Dysfunction
pulmonary edema	Stauungsgastritis; ascites
cough (Stauungsbronchitis)	ankle edema
"rales	distended neck veins
orthopnea	exertional
tachypnea	liver / spleen enlargement

true for both:

cyanosis

tachycardia

Decreased performance

nocturia

oxygen - reduced supply of the organism

may oliguria

severity

1. NYHA 1: Complete freedom from symptoms are asymptomatic with normal physical activity, affected people (determination by measurement).
2. NYHA 2: Slight limitation of exercise capacity in physical activity.
3. NYHA 3: Strong restriction of capacity even at light physical activity. Dyspnea and fatigue occur.
4. NYHA 4: possible No strain. Every physical activity increased the most in peace insufficiency existing characters such as dyspnea or cyanosis.

[NYHA = New York Heart Association]

Drug therapy

• ACE inhibitor -
• Beta - receptors - Blocker
• diuretics
• digitalis