heart failure
failure of the heart to provide sufficient blood flow
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Summary
heart failure is a complication[1]. It draws 14,128 Wikipedia views per month (complication category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: cardiovascular disease[4], clinical sign[5], cardiovascular system symptom[6]
- Commons category: Heart failure[7]
- ICPC 2 ID: K77[8]
- Symptoms and signs: dyspnea[9], fatigue[10], edema[11], ascites[12], anasarka[13]
- Has cause: myocardial infarction[14], arterial hypertension[15], heart arrhythmia[16], alcoholism[17], infection[18], heart damage[19], heart disease[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Heart failure[21]
- Medical examination: echocardiography[22], electrocardiography[23]
- Possible treatment: diuretic[24]
- Anatomical location: heart[25]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C50577[26]
- Health specialty: cardiology[27]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000292[28]
- Possible medical findings: abnormal third heart sound[29], abnormal fourth heart sound[30]
- Risk factor: coronary artery disease[31], diabetes[32], arterial hypertension[33], overweight[34]
- WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/heart_failure[35]
Why It Matters
heart failure has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]