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Interventional Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals, Indore
Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Indore. She is the first female Interventional Cardiologist in Central India. She is Fellow of American College of Cardiology(FACC) and Fellow of European Society of Cardiology(FESC)
For OPD Appointments Contact : +91 9893925000
OPD Timing at Apollo Hospitals, Indore: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Apollo Hospitals, Indore Sector D Rd, Scheme No 74C, Vijay Nagar, Indore.
OPD Timing at Clinic: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: 303, Third Floor, Vishal Astra, Opp. Satya Sai School, A.B Road, Indore, MP.
What if you have mild congestive heart failure?
When the heart muscle is damaged to the point where it cannot pump blood effectively, a condition known as heart failure develops. The result is chest pain and difficulty breathing due to a combination of blood pooling and fluid accumulation in the lungs. The inability of your heart muscle to pump blood effectively is impaired by congestive heart failure (CHF), a progressive and chronic illness.
Heart failure is a broad term that can refer to several different conditions. However, the specific stage of heart failure known as congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when fluid accumulates within the heart, making it pump less effectively.
You've got four chambers in your heart. The heart's upper and bottom halves comprise two atrial and two ventricular chambers.
The atriums collect blood from the body as it circulates back from the rest and pumps it to the ventricles, which then pump the blood to the remainder of the body's organs and tissues. Chronic heart failure occurs when the ventricles cannot pump enough blood to the body. The buildup of blood and other bodily fluids inside your organs (heart, lungs, liver, and lower body)
When does heart failure become mild? What are the signs?
The patient can have weight gain and fluid retention episodes, shortness of breath with effort and a lowered exercise tolerance.
Extreme leg oedema is a severe condition that may affect some patients. The patient may become depressed and irritable due to being confined to bed and forced to rely more heavily on their loved ones. Patients experiencing diminished cardiac function may experience palpitations.
What is the outlook for someone with minor congestive heart failure?
Heart failure with intact and mid-range ejection fractions is becoming more common as the population ages. More than 40% of all heart failure hospitalisations in the United States were for patients with preserved (ejection fraction of 50% or higher) or mid-range ejection fraction (EF= 40-49%), according to a recent study. Over the past decade, this is rise of 10%. Being hospitalised due to heart failure is highly indicative of a dismal outlook. Similar to patients with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (EF= less than 40%), the readmission rate and mortality rate within three months after discharge reach 30% and 10%, respectively.
The outlook for people with moderate congestive heart failure varies widely. However, for the hospitalised patient, this is typically indicative of the seriousness of the condition and may cause the doctor to take more drastic measures in terms of medical therapy.
Treatment
The condition known as heart failure cannot be reversed at this time. Treatment aims to improve patient quality of life by reducing distressing symptoms and limiting the severity of any lasting injury. The specific strategy will be based on the patient's stage and kind of heart failure and any underlying problems. One part of a therapy strategy might be:
Modifications to one's way of life.
These adjustments are identical to those used to forestall cardiac failure. Caffeine and salt (which causes fluid retention) may also be avoided (because of heartbeat irregularities). The amount and type of fluids you should consume are both things your doctor will advise you on.
Vasodilators dilate blood arteries, making it easier for blood to circulate and resulting in lower blood pressure.
• Fluid retention can be remedied with the help of diuretics.
• Fluid retention is reduced with aldosterone inhibitors, increasing the user's likelihood of living longer.
• ACE inhibitors or ARB angiotensin receptor blockers have been found to improve heart function and increase life expectancy.
• Digitalis glycosides bolster cardiovascular contractions.
• Blood clots can be avoided with the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelets like aspirin.
• The use of beta-blockers has been shown to enhance cardiac performance and longevity.
• Calming medications are used to treat anxious feelings.
Involvement in surgical operations.
Surgery is necessary to open or bypass clogged arteries or to replace heart valves in more severe cases. Biventricular pacing therapy is a type of pacemaker that can help patients with congestive heart failure by getting their left and right ventricles to work together, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators can bring the heart back into a normal rhythm. He000000art transplantation is the gold standard of treatment, with survival rates of 88% at one year and 75% at five years. Still, ventricular assist devices (VAD therapy) can be used as a stopgap until transplantation is possible.
Eat darker green and leafy vegetables
Vitamin K1 is abundant in this food, making it a good choice for maintaining heart health. In addition, adding green vegetables and fruits, including oranges, apples, beans, peppers, and other citrus fruits, may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
Eat more omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods
The reduction in heart rate is a welcome side effect. Chia seeds, flaxseeds, tofu, almonds, olives, olive oil, and avocados are only some high foods.
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