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Definition von chf im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Congestive Heart Failure
- condition in which the heart does not pump properly and causes an accumulation of fluid in the lungs (Medicine)
- Swiss francs
- -See congestive heart failure
- Congestive heart failure A condition where the myocardium (heart muscle) weakens to the point that it can't produce the cardiac output needed to maintain tissue perfusion and blood pressure Though CHF may occur in the right ventricle, the more common and more serious form involves a weakened left ventricle Among the many results are elevated plasma volume and pre-renal failure
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