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Bookmark or Share- Heart Failure - What Is Heart Failure? - NHLBI, NIHHeart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a condition that develops when your heart doesn’t pump enough blood for your body’s needs. This can happen if your heart can’t fill up with enough blood. It can also happen when your heart is too weak to pump properly. The term "heart failure" does not mean that your heart has stopped.
- Heart disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicHeart failure. This is one of the most common complications of heart disease. The heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Heart attack. A heart attack can happen if a piece of plaque in an artery or a blood clot moves to the heart. Stroke. The risk factors that lead to heart disease also can lead to an ischemic stroke.
- How the Heart Works - What the Heart Looks Like - NHLBI, NIHAnatomy of the interior of the heart. This image shows the four chambers of the heart and the direction that blood flows through the heart. Oxygen-poor blood, shown in blue-purple, flows into the heart and is pumped out to the lungs. Then oxygen-rich blood, shown in red, is pumped out to the rest of the body, with the help of the heart valves.
- How the Heart Works - How the Heart Beats - NHLBI, NIHAt rest, a heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute is normal. When you exercise, your heart beats faster, and your heart rate speeds up to get more oxygen to your muscles. Signals from your body’s nervous system and hormone from your endocrine system control how fast and hard your heart beats. These signals and hormones allow you to adapt to ...
- Bundle branch block - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicA slowed heart rate may lead to fainting, irregular heart rhythms and other serious complications. Because bundle branch block affects the electrical activity of the heart, it can sometimes complicate the accurate diagnosis of other heart conditions, especially heart attacks. It may lead to delays in proper management of those heart conditions.
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