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ACUTE DECOMPENSATED
HEART FAILURE (ADHF)
New or worsening symptoms of heart failure is called acute decompensated heart failure, or ADHF.
HEART FAILURE
Heart Failure is commonly caused by dysfunction of both the nervous and the hormonal systems. This results in the heart being unable to pump enough blood to the rest of your body with each contraction.
CONGESTION
This can lead to lungs filling with fluid.
FATIGUE
Patients may experience fatigue, swelling in their legs, ankles and feet, or a rapid and irregular heartbeat.
ADHF is common
OVER
25 million
people in the world suffer from heart failure
are hospitalized every year
5 million
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