Heart Diseases Everyone Needs To Know About

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Heart Valve Disease

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Heart valve damage is the primary cause of heart valve disease, and this condition can also result in heart failure if left untreated. Heart valve disease can be characterized as one or all four heart valves being stenotic, meaning hardened and restricting blood flow, where the valves function insufficiently or "leak". Common signs and symptoms of heart valve disease include shortness of breath, constant dizziness and fatigue, an intense pressure or weight that is felt in the chest, and experiencing irregular heartbeats. Unfortunately, if heart valve disease causes the heart to fail, additional symptoms may be felt, such as swelling or edema in the feet and lower legs, abdominal swelling, rapid weight gain of two or three pounds in one day, and fainting.

Continue reading to learn the truth about heart failure and how that affects the patient.

Heart Failure

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Symptoms of heart failure alone cannot indicate whether an individual's heart muscle has become weakened due to heart disease, or the amount of weakening of the heart itself, as there are various causes of heart failure. Common symptoms of heart failure include having trouble breathing during activity or at rest, shortness of breath noticeably becomes worse when lying flat in bed, having a cough that produces white mucous, rapid weight gain of two or three pounds in one day, and edema or swelling in the abdomen, ankles, or legs. Other signs include chronic fatigue, fainting, nausea, rapid heart palpitations, and chest pain. If an individual shows any of these signs and is at risk for heart failure, contact emergency services immediately, as it may save their life.

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