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Research Notes on Advanced Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is functionally categorized into four classes using criteria established by the New York Heart Association and based on the patient’s symptoms and ability to carry out physical activity. Class III patients have marked limitation to their activities and are comfortable when not exerting themselves. Class IV patients, those with advanced heart failure, display severe limitations and are comfortable only while resting.1 Patients with advanced congestive heart failure generally display peripheral edema and pulmonary edema and often experience extreme generalized weakness, dyspnea (difficulty breathing or shortness of breath), orthopnea (difficulty breathing while lying down), and rapid or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).23
Fast Facts:
- The symptoms of heart failure derive from the inability of the heart to pump and circulate blood to the body effectively.
- In advanced CHF, nausea and loss of appetite can be caused by fluid accumulation (edema) in the gastrointestinal tract, leading to weight and muscle loss (cardiac cachexia).2
- Treatment of advanced CHF is aimed at alleviating the symptoms and improving the patient’s comfort level as much as possible.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ American Heart Association: Heart Failure Classification
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Merck Manual (Home Edition): Heart Failure
- ↑ WebMD: Heart Failure Symptoms
- ↑ Merck Manual: Introduction: Congestive Heart Failure
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- Contributor: Brian Salisbury
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Brian Salisbury
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Symptoms of Advanced Congestive Heart Failure, Advanced Heart Failure Symptoms, Severe Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms, Class IV Heart Failure Symptoms
- Last update: Aug. 25, 2009
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