Heart failure

Heart failure, also known as "myocardial failure," refers to the inability of the heart to produce a blood supply commensurate with venous return and body tissue metabolism. Often due to various diseases caused by the weakened ability of the myocardial contraction, thereby reducing the blood output of the heart, is not enough to meet the needs of the body, and thus produce a series of symptoms and signs.

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