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Right-Sided Heart Failure
Alternate Names : Congestive Heart Failure - Right
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Heart, Front View
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The external structures of the heart include the ventricles, atria, arteries and veins. Arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood into the heart. The vessels colored blue indicate the transport of blood with relatively low content of oxygen and high content of carbon dioxide. The vessels colored red indicate the transport of blood with relatively high content of oxygen and low content of carbon dioxide.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• Arrhythmias
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Emphysema
• Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Hyperthyroidism
• Kidney Disease
• Left-Sided Heart Failure
• Lung Disease
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• CHEM-20
• Chest X-Ray
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• Serum Iron
• Thyroid Function Tests
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Alcohol Use
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Fainting
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling
• Headache
• Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds
• Heartbeat Sensations
• Hepatomegaly
• Muscle Cramps
• Swelling
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Weakness
• Weight Gain - Unintentional
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
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