Diagnosis - Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. This can result from:
- narrowed arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle - coronary artery disease.
- high blood pressure.
- heart valve disease due to past rheumatic fever or other causes.
- primary disease of the heart muscle itself, called cardiomyopathy.
- heart defects present at birth — congenital heart defects.
- infection of the heart valves and/or heart muscle itself — endocarditis and / or myocarditis
How do you diagnose and treat heart failure?
Your doctor is the best person to make the diagnosis. People with heart failure often have a limited exercise capacity due to shortness of breath. Decompensation can also lead to oedema and weight gain.
- For a consultation with Dr Michael Cooklin contact Kim 020 7188 7565
- For a consultation with Dr Julian Collinson or Dr Rakesh Sharma please contact Kay Berry on
020 7881 4168 - For Cardiac investigations please contact appointments on
020 7730 8298