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DR.SHAHID.A. MERCHANT
CAUSES OF HEART FAILURE
DM (CARDIOLOGY),MD (MEDICINE),MD(MEDICINE),DNB(CARDIO)  Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
FSCAI(USA)
 Hypertension,

 Diabetes
 CARDIOLOGIST FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.
 Obesity
 AFFILIATED TO LILAVATI,  Rheumatic heart disease.
SAIFEE RAHEJA FORTIS &
HINDUJA KHAR HOSPITALS  Treating these problems can prevent heart failure.
IN MUMBAI.
SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE
www.drmerchant.in
drmerchantsa@gmail.com The most common signs and symptoms of heart
HELPLINE NUMBERS: failure are:
+91 9820930389.  Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
+919821058030.  Chest Heaviness on exertion(Angina)
 Fatigue (tiredness)
DEAR FRIENDS,  Swelling in the ankles,legs,abdomen,and veins in neck.

 Heart failure (HF) is a major health burden and  Chronic Cough or Wheezing
is on the rise all over the World. The developed  Rapid or Irregular Heartbeat
nations have identified this as a major health
problem and have adopted measures to contain  Lack of Appetite or Nausea
it using the strategies of risk stratification,  Mental Confusion or Impaired Thinking
prevention, education and treatment. In India
we do not have even the estimates of HF in our  Rapid weight gain
population. INVESTIGATIONS
 The Lifetime risk of HF increases with age.With
growing age of population in India,the burden of
 CHEST XRAY
this problem is bound to rise.
 The number of people in India is projected to  ECG
increase from 105 million in 2011(8.4% of total  2D-ECHO/COLOUR DOPPLER
population)to376 million in 2051(21.6%).Another
model based on disease specific estimates of  PRO BNP
prevalence and incidence rates of HF estimated the  BLOOD SUGAR
prevailance of HF in
India,due,to,coronary,heart,disease(CHD),hyperten  SERUM ELECTROLYTE
sion, Obesity,Diabeties and Rheumatic heart  SERUM CREATININE
disease(RHD) to range from 1.3 to 4.6 million,with
 THYROID TEST
an annual incidence of 0.5-1.8 million.
 PERFUSION NUCLEAR SCAN
 PET SCAN
 CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY