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Congestive Heart Failure Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Congestive Heart Failure article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Absorb: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abstinence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenaline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aerobic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aerobic exercise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alcohol abuse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aldosterone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amyloidosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angioplasty: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiotensin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Angiotensin converting enzyme: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arrhythmia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asthma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atrium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulatory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coronary artery disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dehydration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastole: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diuretic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Donor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ECG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Echocardiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Edema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ejection fraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrolyte: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emphysema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enzyme: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epinephrine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Essential: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gynecomastia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart valves: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemochromatosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ibuprofen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Idiopathic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intrinsic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iron: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Iron overload: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left atrium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leg: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lightheadedness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Medical history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Myocarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Natriuretic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nuclear medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pacemaker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Potassium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Progressive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary edema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pulse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Randomized: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Receptor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rejection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right atrium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sodium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Standard of care: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systole: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Systolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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