heart failure
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Heart failure occurs when the heart becomes too weak or stiff to pump enough blood throughout the body to meet its needs. This matters because without adequate blood flow, organs and tissues don't receive enough oxygen and nutrients, which can cause serious health problems.
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Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.
Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF typically presents with shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, and bilateral leg swelling. The severity of the heart failure is mainly decided based on ejection fraction and also measured by the severity of symptoms. Other conditions that have symptoms similar to heart failure include obesity, kidney failure, liver disease, anemia, and thyroid disease.