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I have it, was born with it and now am diagnozed with heart failure. I wonder if anyone else has it and how do you cope with it?
My disorder is (are....
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Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular: "Enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is often attributed to pulmonary hypertension and is a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart condition caused by the failure of the ductus arteriosus to close. The ductus arteriosus normally is a temporary blood vessel connecting the main vessel leading to the lungs (pulmonary artery) to the main vessel of the body (aorta). If the vessel remains open after birth, it is called a patent ductus arteriosus or PDA. PDA occurs in about 10 percent of newborns.
In atrial fibrillation, the atrium contracts in a disorganized and inefficient way and can also affect the conduction of electrical impulses to the ventricle; this may cause your heart to beat too fast. Most people with atrial fibrillation notice an irregular heartbeat. Blood can sometimes form clots in the fibrillating atrium, which can be life threatening if they find their way into your blood vessels, causing strokes or damage to your lungs.
Heart failure: Surgery can repair some underlying causes of heart failure, such as blockage of the coronary arteries, a valve problem, a congenital heart defect, or too thick of a pericardium. However, once the heart's ability to pump blood is severely, permanently, and irreversibly impaired, no surgery can repair the damage. The only alternative is a heart transplant. This option is for patients who are not elderly and who do not have other medical conditions that would make it unlikely for a heart transplant to be successful. Heart transplant evaluations are done in specialized centers.
Intra-aortic balloon pump is used as a temporary support of left ventricle function, such as in a large heart attack, waiting for the heart to recover.
Left ventricle assist device (LVAD) is surgically implanted to mechanically bypass the left ventricle. A clinical trial showed that complications are too high and the device did not significantly prolong life if used on a long-term basis. This device is used as a temporary left ventricle support to get the patient awaiting a heart transplant out of bed.
Left ventricle volume reduction surgery, which removes a piece of dead heart muscle, is considered experimental at this time.
Totally implantable artificial hearts are being developed for patients with severe, end-stage heart failure.
These devices are most commonly used as a temporary bridge to heart transplantation.
This technique is constantly improving but is still limited to specialized centers and is considered experimental at this time.
My disorder is (are....
):Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular: "Enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is often attributed to pulmonary hypertension and is a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart condition caused by the failure of the ductus arteriosus to close. The ductus arteriosus normally is a temporary blood vessel connecting the main vessel leading to the lungs (pulmonary artery) to the main vessel of the body (aorta). If the vessel remains open after birth, it is called a patent ductus arteriosus or PDA. PDA occurs in about 10 percent of newborns.
In atrial fibrillation, the atrium contracts in a disorganized and inefficient way and can also affect the conduction of electrical impulses to the ventricle; this may cause your heart to beat too fast. Most people with atrial fibrillation notice an irregular heartbeat. Blood can sometimes form clots in the fibrillating atrium, which can be life threatening if they find their way into your blood vessels, causing strokes or damage to your lungs.
Heart failure: Surgery can repair some underlying causes of heart failure, such as blockage of the coronary arteries, a valve problem, a congenital heart defect, or too thick of a pericardium. However, once the heart's ability to pump blood is severely, permanently, and irreversibly impaired, no surgery can repair the damage. The only alternative is a heart transplant. This option is for patients who are not elderly and who do not have other medical conditions that would make it unlikely for a heart transplant to be successful. Heart transplant evaluations are done in specialized centers.
Intra-aortic balloon pump is used as a temporary support of left ventricle function, such as in a large heart attack, waiting for the heart to recover.
Left ventricle assist device (LVAD) is surgically implanted to mechanically bypass the left ventricle. A clinical trial showed that complications are too high and the device did not significantly prolong life if used on a long-term basis. This device is used as a temporary left ventricle support to get the patient awaiting a heart transplant out of bed.
Left ventricle volume reduction surgery, which removes a piece of dead heart muscle, is considered experimental at this time.
Totally implantable artificial hearts are being developed for patients with severe, end-stage heart failure.
These devices are most commonly used as a temporary bridge to heart transplantation.
This technique is constantly improving but is still limited to specialized centers and is considered experimental at this time.
