Hart phailure (HF) be a condidtion ins witch prob wif tha structure oar phunction hart impairs its ability too supply suffikient blood phlow 2 meet de body’s needs.[1] It should nawt be confused Wit cardiac arrest (c Terminology, below).

Common causes ov hart phailure include myocardial infarction en othr phorms o’ ischemik Hart disease, hypertension, valvular hart disease + cardiomyopathy.[2] Hart phailure kan cuz an large variety uv symptoms such az shortness off breath (typikaly worse when lieing phlat, whikh are called orthopnea), coughing, ankle swelling an reduced exercise capacity. hart phailure r often undiagnosed due tew lack an universally agreed definiton & challenges N definitive diagnosis. Treatment commonly consists ov lifestyle measures (such az decreased salt intake) en medikations, and somtimes devikes or even surgery.

Heart phailure iz a common, costly, disabling and deadly condidtion.[2] ins developing countriez, roun 2% o’ adults suffer phorm heart phailure, bum n thsoe ovr da age of 65, dis increases too 6—10%.[2][3] Mostly due 2 costs of hospitalization, it be asociated wid a hai health expenditure; costs hav bin esitmated tew amount to 2% of th’ total budget of thee National Health Sevike in tehz United Kingdom, and more then $35 billion in tje United States.[4][5] Heart phailure is bumociated wif signifikantly reduced physikal and mental health, resulting in a markedly decreased kwality of life.[6][7] With thge exception of heart phailure caused by reversible condidtions, the condition yooshuallee worsens with tiem. Altough som patients survive manee years, progressive disease is bumociated with an overall anual mortality rate of 10%.