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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - INFORMATION TO WIN A SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSD, SSDI) OR SSI CLAIM


Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a potentially lethal condition in which the heart cannot pump out all of the blood that enters it, which causes blood to accumulate in the vessels leading to the heart, and congestion or accumulation of fluid in various parts of the body. CHF is accompanied by an enlargement in the size of the heart.

If the left chambers of the heart fail, then blood backs up into the lungs, causing congestion there. If the right chambers of the heart fail, then blood backs up into the legs and the liver, causing congestion and swelling (called edema). Often, both sides fail simultaneously. Most forms of heart disease, including valvular and pericardial disease, eventually lead to congestive heart failure. Some forms of congestive heart disease damage the blood vessels causing a condition known as cor pulmonale.

Causes of congestive heart failure include past heart attack, which can lead to the development of scar tissue that interferes with heart muscle function; poorly controlled hypertension, which causes high blood pressure; coronary artery disease, in which arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle are narrowed; cardiomyopathy, endocarditis, and myocarditis, which are conditions in which the heart muscle, valves, or surface tissue becomes or inflamed. Congenital heart defects and heart valve disease due can also cause congestive heart failure.

Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) usually requires a program of rest, proper diet, modified daily activities, and one or more of the following prescription drugs:
  1. ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors

  2. beta blockers

  3. digitalis

  4. diuretics

  5. vasodilators
Congestive heart failure is generally progressive and typically develops over a period of months or years. It is highly prevalent, and represents the majority of heart failure patients; however, CHF represents less than 20 percent of all deaths attributable to heart failure.




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