Heart failure

Therapeutic area
Cardiology
Rare disease
No

Definition
Inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate to meet tissue metabolic requirements. Clinical symptoms of heart failure include: unusual dyspnea on light exertion, recurrent dyspnea occurring in the supine position, fluid retention or rales, jugular venous distension, pulmonary edema on physical exam, or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray presumed to be cardiac dysfunction.
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
No
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Heart failure
Therapeutic area
Cardiology

  • heart failure
  • cardiac failure
  • cardiac insufficiency
  • failure, heart
  • heart failure
  • insufficiency, Cardiac

All therapeutic areas
  • Cardiology
Severity
Severe

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0005267

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