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Epidemiology of congestive heart failure

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1985
Despite the paucity of epidemiologic work on congestive heart failure (CHF), the salient features of the natural course of cardiac failure are understood. The estimated 1983 incidence of CHF in the United States was 214,000 men and 184,000 women. The estimate of prevalence was 2.3 million persons, with a remarkable increase with advancing age and ...
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Congestive Heart Failure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2002
Athena, Poppas, Sharon, Rounds
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1999
Although revitalizing dead or severely injured myocardial cells is still beyond the reach of modern treatment, the ability to change the loading conditions and the contractile state of the heart has enabled practitioners to reverse deleterious compensatory mechanisms in patients with CHF.
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Pathophysiology of congestive heart failure

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1985
Congestive heart failure is a syndrome common in the United States, especially in elderly patients. The most common etiology is coronary artery disease. A number of general factors contribute to the heart failure syndrome, including loss of muscle, decreased myocardial contractility, pressure or volume overload, or restricted filling.
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SPLENOMEGALY IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1947
Excerpt During the past few years, we have noted several instances of palpable spleen in patients with chronic cardiac decompensation; no other reason for splenic enlargement was found in these cas...
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Congestive Heart Failure

Medical Clinics of North America, 1954
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Congestive Heart Failure

Acta Medica Scandinavica, 1987
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Congestive heart failure

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 2000
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Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1991
R J, Luchi, G E, Taffet, T A, Teasdale
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Congestive Heart Failure

2007
Robert J. Luchi, George E. Taffet
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