What is CHF?

My dad just had a quad. bypass 2 weeks ago, they left his pacemaker in and now he's back in the hospital and they say he has CHF. Is this something that they could have seen when they were in there? What is it? Can people live with this condition for a long time? What happens to them?

CHF is Congestive Heart Failure. It is were the heart has a hard time pumping and he can have swollen legs and his legs might look a bit shiny. CHF is treatable and many people live semi normal lives with it as long as they go by doctor's orders. The doctors should explain all of this to you and him as well. Check on www.webmd.com for further information. His doctor will probably prescribe him Lasix is he isn't already on that for the fluid retention and he'll have to watch his fluid intake and what he eats. Good Luck!

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CHF- conjestive heart failure, is a fluid build up, it can be treated, and people can live for a rather long time with it

CHF is congestive heart failure. Although it sounds very scary, it means that the body requires more blood than the heart can pump. People can live with CHF for a while, but they have to take medication and adhere to a dietary regimen that limits salt, among other things.

Are you referring to CFS?- Chronic fatigue syndrome

this is something that should have been picked up the first time he was there but remember medicine is not an exact science it is more of taking educated guesses. chf stands for congestive heart faluire. iam depending on how badly the heart is already damaged will be the factor on how long they live. people experience shortness of breath chest pain (alot like a heart attack) my prayers go out to you and your family

Congestive Heart Failure, has surfaced twice in my life, one side of your heart takes in oxygenated blood from the lungs and pushes it into the other half of your heart , if the two sides of the heart eg.(shipping and receiving) are not in sync. the blood backs up in (shipping) enlarging that side of the heart, then (receiving) doest have the blood needed to send to the other organs (kidneys..etc) of the body...internal medicines work well...take at least 200mg of "co enzyme Q 10' some heart medications deplete that. Ask your Pharmacist ..."also try "E-mergency" Walgreens has it.

Congestive Heart Failure. probably due to damage to heart muscle by artery disease.

I'm so sorry for your father ,but the problem is common.CHF i.e congestive heart failure is a condition in which the cardiac output is inadequate to meet the body needs.
Causes
1-diseased myocardium e.g myocarditis,iscaemic heart disease.
2-Increased preload e.g vascular incompetence,atrioventricular shunt.
3-Increased afterload e.g hypertension ,valvular stenosis
4-too slow or too rapid heart rate
Pathology of CHF;
Increased load on left ventricular muscles will lead to manifestations of heart failure through the following sequences:
In an attempt to compensate there will be tachycardia then ventricular hypertrophy then dilatation & left ventricular failure & decreased cardiac output.
The residual blood will reflect backward on the left atrium & again
there will be left atrial hypertrophy,dilatation & failure & increased atrial pressure which reflects backward on the lung with occurence of pulmonary congestion & oedema.
Pulmonary hypertension will ocur & affects the right ventricle followed by right auricle with occurence of hypertrophy ,hepatic congestion & generalized oedema.
The decreased cardiac output will lead toischaemia,increased renin angiotensin formation which will increase fluid retention & more oedema.
Treatment includes:
1-Drugs with +ve inotropic effect
2 Dieuritics
3-vasodilators
*It's also to deal with other underlying causes e.g hypertention
And to know dear it's chronic disease that your father must adapt himself to it & follow dr'a advice & if your father will live alng time or not it is all Gog's well.Alot of people are living with that diseae.I hope I could help.

CHF it is congestive Heart Failure. sometimes and not always uncommon that ppl have that after having heart surgery... Just means that whatever they did.. meaning if the repaired something and added soemthing artificial,, the body is rejecting it.

CHF is congestive heart failure. It may not have been present at the time of his surgery. Best wishes to your dad for a quick recovery.