When The Heart Fails
What Is Heart Failure? Heart failure occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively. As the heart cannot pump adequately, there is relative stagnation and backward pooling of blood in the veins and organs. Not only is there inadequate blood pumped into the organs, but whatever blood that reaches the organs also cannot be easily returned to the heart. This results in congestion in organs such as the liver and intestines. The...
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