Heart FailureHeart failure occurs when the heart muscle does
not pump as much blood as the body needs. Failure does
not mean that the heart has stopped pumping but rather that it is
failing to pump as effectively as it should. The body tries to compensate for the heart's reduced pumping ability
by: - Holding on to (retaining) salt and water to increase the amount
of blood in the bloodstream.
- Increasing the heart
rate.
- Increasing the size of the heart.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerRakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerStephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology Current as ofSeptember 21, 2016 Current as of:
September 21, 2016 Author:
Healthwise Staff Medical Review:
Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology |
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