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Right-Sided Heart Failure
Alternate Names : Congestive Heart Failure - Right
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Prognosis (Expectations)
Heart failure is a serious disorder that carries a possibility of reduced life expectancy. There is no cure, but many forms of heart failure can be controlled with medication and correction of the underlying disorders. Heart failure may take the form of a chronic illness, and it worsens with an infection or other physical stressors.
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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
Review Date : 2/27/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard University and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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