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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Heart Failure
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Synonyms English:
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Cardiac Failure
Heart Decompensation
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Tree Number:
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C14.280.434
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Definition English:
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A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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"scompenso di cuore" is "heart decompensation" in Italian; do not confuse with CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE
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History Note English:
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2008 (1966)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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6486
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Unique Identifier:
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D006333
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Occurrence in VHL:
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