Cozaar and congestive heart failure

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Avatar m tn t have heart failure secondary to ischemic heart disease (ie blockages in the heart -- the normal stress test argues against this). The same is true for statins -- if your cholesterol is okay and you don't have evidence of coronary disease or other risk factors (diabetes, stroke, etc) then you don't need a statin. Vasodilators are sometimes used on top of ACEI/ARB and beta blocker but aren't always indicated.
Avatar f tn The preclinical and acute stages are usually reversible when alcohol abuse is discontinued, except in cases of sudden congestive heart failure or acute heart muscle degeneration. Your medication treats high blood pressure and stablizes the heart rate. That is the same treatment I was given. A reduction in blood pressure will help to reduce the heart's workload...
Avatar f tn Heart failure management depends largely on the cause of heart failure. If congestive heart failure is due to systolic dysfunction due to either coronary artery disease, primary cardiomyopathy or valvular heart disease the treatment mostly consisting of medical therapy and in the case of coronary artery disease or valvular diseaes of intervention or surgery.
Avatar n tn My husband had a silent massive heart attack almost 10 years ago, with a resulting loss of about 2/3 of his heart function, cardiomyopathy & congestive heart failure. He had a 3 way pacemaker implanted a year later, with a defibrilator, pacer & synchronizer of the bottom ventricles of the heart. He is on maximum medication and has been doing relatively well until about 2 months ago when he started noticebly dragging his right leg and not swinging his right arm.
Avatar f tn They may have a diagnoses of Heart Failure; Congestive heart failure would be more of a flair=up of the disease. Why does this person think she has CHF?
Avatar f tn The word Congestive Heart Failure is such a negative term, I wish there was an effort to give it name that wasn't so negative. As Ireneo mentioned, if the heart's ability to pump blood drops below a 40% level of efficiency, the term Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is used to describe the heart health. A heart attack can weaken the heart to a condition where CHF is a term used to describe it, but through exercise, drugs and diet one can improve the heart function dramatically.
1244565 tn?1268523645 I think the effects of congestive heart failure would be visible on a echocardiogram, but the term Congestive Heart Failure, at least in my case, is used as a name to cover several symptoms. Such as: profound swelling, shortness of breath, etc.
Tbd So, your husband is on blood pressure medication or is this prescribed for congestive heart failure? Is it working? Is his BP controlled? Some BP medications can actually cause swelling such as calcium channel blockers. You don't mention that as something he is on. The swelling should be reported to his doctor and he should be examined. Here is a symptom checker for your husband https://symptomchecker.webmd.com/multiple-symptoms?
287996 tn?1312023682 for a number of years and was an early stage of congestive heart failure. At a critical point the decision was made for me to undergo open heart surgery to repair/replace the mitral valve. That was done, a repair, and in the subsequent 18+ months the heart enlargement has been reversed and the size is approaching the normal maximum size. So, in my experience/understanding, some forms of (congestive) heart failure are reversible. My main symptom was and is atrial fibrillation.
Avatar m tn certainly does not apply to patients with congestive heart failure. In fact, patients with more advanced cases of congestive heart failure are often advised to limit their total daily fluid intake from all sources to 2 quarts (l.9 liters).
Avatar n tn Some medications for afib can cause additional congestive heart failure if you already have some congestive heart failure. Some afib meds are safe.. so my answer is that you need to find out all you can about the particular medication you are taking... I know this isnt lots of help but I think its the correct answer to your question.
Avatar f tn When she finally went to the doctor she was told she had heart failure, kidney failure and liver failure. Heart failure and kidney failure can cause the water weight gain in the legs and ankles. The low blood pressure is another sign of distress. If you can, you should get her to the doctor. We have struggled with this since April. She was given weeks to 6 months back then, and she's still fighting, though we can see deterioration.
Avatar n tn I think the confusion stems from the change of name from congestive heart failure to heart failure. I guess the answer to your question is it depends on the device. Mine Does. I hope this helps and if I am in error someone please let me know.
Avatar n tn My father has had congestive heart failure in the past and had to have a defibulator put in. this was approximately 5 years ago. On march 10th 2008 he had a reacurrance of congestive heart failure after being hospitalizied in the week's before with pneumonia. On his second trip to the hospital he was put on cummidin and we were then given a very long list of how he was to take his other medications because they could possibly intensify the cummidin and thin his blood even more.
Avatar n tn So I have been on all the heart failure medicines and see my cardiologist regularly as well as the heart failure clinic. I have been told I have chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure. My heart surgeon said my heart muscle was stiff when he operated on me. The other type of heart failure my cardiologist thought may have happened because of a virus. Recently I have finally been starting to feel better.
Avatar f tn My mother is 75 and has been in the hospital several times in the past 8 months. She has congestive heart failure and the keep her a couple of days and send her home. She's in the hospital again and they are giving her blood transfusion and have a catheter to remove fluid from her lungs. She doesn't go to a cardiologist and her doctor doesn't seem to take her condition seriously.
Avatar m tn we to went through the same emotions with our boy gilly who was nearly 13 everything you just said was near enough the same our boy had chronic kidney failure which affected his liver then heart,, it was the look he gave me and I knew the time was right! This was February this year and we are still crying and heartbroken! ! But we have to think of our babies suffering an not ourselfs.... we to light candle an have him with us next to his picture an feathers the angel sends!!!
Avatar m tn Sometimes with heart failure (EF below 29%) the heart will enlarge and that may compromise and obstruct the electrical pathways through heart muscle and cause an irregular heart rate and then cardiac arrest may be the expectation. There are many success stories of recovery that is worse than your father's present condition. More than 6 years ago I had an EF below 29%, an enlarged heart, moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation, a totally blocked LAD, RCA artery 98% occluded, etc.
Avatar n tn My brother who is 69 years old has Type 2 diabetes, have had a stroke, high blood pressure, heart bypass surgery and now he has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He takes 160 mg. of Lasix per day and Potassium 3 times per day. His legs and feet are swelling, he cannot lie down to sleep because he has problem breathing when he lays down. He has major swelling in both sbove and below his waist.
Avatar f tn I recently had an electrocardiogram, the result was congestive heart failure. It said that I have a septal wall thickness of 1.7. Is this bad? and if so can it be reversed?
Avatar m tn My Mother has had congestive heart failure for 10 years. She is now 78 and has returned home from intensive care. Her condition has not improved and she is now being recommended to go on oxygen 22 hrs a day. Her edema is acute. My question is simple. how long can she possibly survive?
Avatar f tn The sac on the outside of the lungs filled with air, put too much pressure on her heart, causing her heart to go into heart attack and she died, for a short time. While they worked on her to bring her back, she suffered a massive stroke that took all long term memory away from her. So for the last several years, even though she is alive, she isn't the person she was when she went into the hospital, and she never will be. I've been told that is why Doctors call it a practice.
Avatar f tn I agree 100% with gmachris518 on the unpredictability of heart failure and about going now and spending time with her. It's possible the reason the doctor isn't returning your calls is because of the patient privacy laws. To have two-way conversations with the doctor, etc. about your Mom's medical problems, how she's doing, etc., by law, your Mom has to sign a sheet giving the doctor permission to release this information.