Congestive Heart Failure

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.  past heart attack, or myocardial infarction , with scar tissue that interferes with the heart muscle's normal work.  high blood pressure.  heart valve disease due to past rheumatic fever or …

…bothersome during the night, may also be due to chronic heart failure. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors can produce a similar type of nocturnal cough. However, additional history, physical signs and appropriate diagnostic studies can usually distinguish these causes. 7.9 Hemoptysis The patient with chronic congestive heart failure may complain of streaks of blood in the sputum caused by alveolar hemorrhage. However, other causes of hemoptysis should be considered, including pulmonary infarction or malignancy, and chronic bronchitis.