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Congestive Heart disease is a condition in whuch the heart's ability to deliver oxygenated blood to the body is inadequate to keep up with the body's needs....Congenital Heart Disease means that you were born with a malformed or defect in the heart.
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JudyCongestive Heart Failure is a condition in which the heart is stretched beyond it's ability to pump blood. This is also called dilated Cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle, or any part of the heart. CHF is a specific disease of the ventricles in the heart muscle which prevent the heart from pumping enough oxygenated blood to the body.
Congenital heart defects are present and mostly treated from birth. The acquired defects are usually obtained through the external elements such as the environment, lifestyle, diet, stress, other illnesses, and many other factors. The difference is that congenital is present from birth, while the acquired can arise anytime in the lifespan.
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What is the condition known for when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs?
Im not a doctor but that sounds a lot like a heart attack.
What is the number one cause of heart problems?
Angina. Myocardial infarction. Cardiac failure. Valvular heart disease. Congenital heart disease. Cardiomyopathies.
What is the condition called when a heart artery is clogged and the heart muscle dies?
Myocardial infarction (heart attack, colloquially speaking).
How serious is a heart attack?
A heart attack is a very serious, life-threatening occurrence. A person suffering from a heart attack should seek immediate medical treatment if they believe that they are having a heart attack. Failure to do so in time or at all could lead to heart damage or even death.
Are heart attack and heart failure the same?
No. A heart attack (called a myocardial infarction, or MI) is an acute event caused by lack of oxygen and metabolic substrates to a particular part of the heart, or the entire heart in certain conditions, such as shock. Heart failure, as it is frequently called, is actually a misnomer. It refers to a relative weakness of the heart, causing its pumping action to not be as efficient as it once was. For instance, a healthy heart has a pumping efficiency (Ejection fraction = the percentage of blood in the ventricle that is pumped out with each heart beat) of about 55-60%. In "heart failure," the ejection fraction is less than this. Heart failure is frequently seen after heart attacks, but may be caused by many other conditions as well.
