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Congestive heart failure

Failure of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues, resulting in tissue congestion and edema. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, pitting edema, enlarged tender liver, engorged neck veins, and pulmonary rales.

Identifiers
MONDO:0005009
Also known as
cardiac failure, congestive · CHF · congestive heart disease · failure, congestive heart · heart failure, congestive
Disease Subtypes
Cor pulmonale 4
Diastolic heart failure
Left ventricular failure
Rheumatic congestive heart failure
Systolic heart failure

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