heart disease
... attack. This progressive condition gets worse over time. At first the body tries to compensate for a lack of pumping ability by either increasing a persons heart rate or increasing the size of their heart. Sadly, these attempts actually worsen the condition. There are many types of heart failure. Systolic and Diastolic heart failure effect the left ventricle. Web MD says that “Systolic heart failure occurs when your ventricle does not contract strongly enough to pump blood out to the body. Diastolic heart failure occurs when your ventricle does not relax properly…”Blood may also back up in the right ventricle and cause blood back up in the bloodstream. In addition to type identification heart failure is classified into severity and stages. Heart failure can be caused by several different diseases that damage the heart. Coronary artery disease and heart attack are the two most common. However, high blood pressure, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle), pericardial disease, and congenital heart defects all may also harm the heart and its ability to pump. A person will know they have heart failure if their symptoms include shortness of breath, weight gain, dizziness, fatigue, a hacking cough, increased urination, nausea. However, some symptoms can develop rapidly to cause sudden heart failure. Th...