Congestive heart failure

Description

A clinical syndrome characterised by abnormalities of ventricular function and neurohormonal regulation which are accompanied by effort intolerance and fluid retention.

Index terms

Congestive heart failure
CCF - [congestive cardiac failure]
CHF - [congestive heart failure]

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Congestive heart disease
cardiac anasarca
cardiac hydrops
cardiac oedema
cardiac stasis
cardiovascular oedema
congested heart failure
congestive cardiac diseases
congestive cardiac failure
congestive failure
heart congestion
heart fluid
oedematous heart
Decompensated congestive cardiac failure
Decompensated congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure NYHA Class I
Congestive heart failure NYHA Class II
Congestive heart failure NYHA Class III
congestive heart failure NYHA Class III - Marked limitation of physical activity. Comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation or dyspnoea.
Congestive heart failure NYHA Class IV
Acute congestive heart failure
Chronic congestive heart failure

Inclusions

Congestive heart disease

Exclusions from above levels

BE11 – Heart failure following cardiac surgery or due to presence of cardiac prosthesis
JA05 – complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy
JB0D.3 – complicating obstetric surgery and procedures

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01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

Foundation entity

Congestive heart failure – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2136808878

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 11: Diseases of the circulatory system