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Congestive heart failure, or CHF, is a serious heart condition.

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Heart Failure and Leg Fatigue
By Mary Kyle HERWriter on December 12, 2011 - 10:28pm
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Heart failure (congestive heart failure), is a condition whereby the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the body.

Heart Failure: Symptoms, Causes and Risks
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Endocardium is the term used to describe the inner lining of the heart chamber and valves.

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Causes of Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure may be caused by a number of conditions or diseases, including: • Coronary artery disease or CAD -- narrowing of the blood ...

Congestive Heart Failure: Symptoms and Causes
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Heart failure hits the poor extra hard
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So, your doctor just about gave you heart failure as he delivered a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, or CHF. Now, you’re wondering what living with CHF means. How is it treated?

A Congestive Heart Failure Primer
By Mary Kyle HERWriter on September 11, 2011 - 6:21pm
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In 2005, the legal case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who had become comatose after suffering massive brain damage following full cardiac arrest in 1990, caught the attention of the ...

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Definition

In congestive heart failure (CHF), the heart is unable to pump the necessary amount of blood throughout the body. This causes blood to back up in the veins. Fluid pools in the liver and lungs. Swelling occurs first in the feet, ankles, and legs. Then the swelling occurs throughout the body as the kidneys begin to retain fluid.