Facts About Congestive Heart Failure

1. Facts about Congestive HeartFailure

2. United States & CHF Today, the United States has experienced a veritable epidemic of congestive heart failure. Millions of people, many of them seniors, live with this progressive medical condition. Some important facts about Congestive Heart Failure ("CHF") deserve close attention since careful management by health providers and caregivers greatly assists people with this condition. Caregivers at In Home Care Phoenix are fully trained to meets the needs of people with CHF.

3. StartlingStatistics To fully appreciate the scope of this medical issue, just consider some statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CHF costs people in the United States an estimated $32 billion dollars every year. Over 5 million people in the USA suffer from CHF. Roughly half of the patients diagnosed with this condition survive longer than five years following diagnosis. Over 10% of deaths in the USA in 2009 resulted from CHF.

4. CHF Causes Basically, congestive heart failure occurs when the heart begins to fail in its role as a blood pumping muscle. People afflicted with diabetes, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease signaled by heart attacks or heart rhythm problems run a significantly higher risk of developing Congestive Heart Failure. Viral diseases may contribute to this condition. CHF sometimes occurs for unidentified reasons, also. This condition may accompany other medical-problems,-for-instance.Medical authorities caution that people with certain lifestyle issues may run a higher risk of developing CHF. Heavy smoking, limited physical activity, or obesity contribute to heart problems in some people. Senior Home Care Phoenix provides trusted caregivers who are trained to monitor the diet and lifestyle of seniors who may be at risk of developing CHF.

5. HeartAnatomy In the human body, oxygen-depleted blood flows into the right upper chamber of the heart, the right atrium. Blood passes through the right ventricle to go to the lungs to receive oxygen. Oxygenated blood then returns to the left side of the heart and exits back into the arteries through the-Aorta. Within the heart's four chambers, some key valves assist the heart's work. Sometimes patients with CHF suffer from poorly functioning heart valves that contribute to the problems experienced by the heart muscle.

6. CHF Symptoms Congestive Heart Failure patients suffer a decline in the heart's function. Consequently, many experience great fatigue after even limited physical activity. They may become very sedentary. CHF patients sometimes experience shortness of breath and weakness because insufficient levels of blood receive oxygenation. Patients with very poorly functioning hearts may become irritable or suffer other side effects of poor circulation, too, including swollen feet.

7. Treatments A patient with CHF may benefit from a heart transplant. Sometimes, operations to correct valve problems significantly improve heart functioning. Many CHF patients require medications administered on a schedule. At a certain point, most will also need oxygen supplementation.

8. Conclusion: A Widespread Condition Today, many seniors suffer from CHF. Caring effectively for these patients requires an understanding of their health condition. Homecare Assistance ensures quality In Home Care Phoenix for senior patients.

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