Cardiologist explains Heart Failure

In this video I’m going to tell you what heart failure is, its signs and symptoms, the causes of heart failure, how we diagnose it and the treatment options currently available.
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00:32 What is heart failure?
00:52 What are the symptoms of heart failure?
02:06 What are the signs of heart failure?
02:54 What are the stages of heart failure?
03:38 What are the causes of heart failure?
05:15 How is heart failure diagnosed?
05:57 What is ejection fraction in heart failure?
06:43 What are the treatment options in heart failure?
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[@SA-oz8xz]

Respect to you from Canada Dr. Hafiz Jan . Wish you the best ❤❤❤

[@TheStruggleUK.]

I was suddenly hit with all of the symptoms of heart failure during lock down in Wales after a few years of AF. I had no idea what was happening and was at stage 4, I attempted to get an ambulance twice but was denied both times, I couldn't get out of a chair and stand without nearly fainting and palpitations were regular while seated. I also gained weight through water retention quickly and almost reached 30 stone. All of this happened while under a cardiologist and AF nurse who never told me that I was in heart failure, I only found out that I was suffering heart failure when I received a phone call out of the blue from the heart failure team of nurses who just told me that I was going to be out on new medication. I didn't know who they were or what they were talking about because they had assumed that I had been told I was in heart failure and had had it all explained to me. To this day, three or more years on, I've still never had the words 'heart failure' said to me or had it explained. I am certain that this is because I was left in untreated AF for over two years before and over the pandemic which has resulted in heart failure and my university health board might be held liable for negligence of this is the cause. The hospital in question has been in and out of special measures for many years, including the time my AF went untreated. Thank you for this video as it's the first time I've had any of that information explained to me.

[@manichairdo9265]

Excellent. Thank you very much.
You do a GREAT job.
2 extremes.
My very fit pastor had a CA in a public place. Immediate help. Airlifted to hospital. Coma, surgery etc. Awesome. A Something inserted to his chest as back up. Doing well. Walks 5 miles a day. Retired aged 71. Feels great. Yet, his EF is only at 35%. Wow.
My relative has high blood pressure and now refers to that as her heart failure condition. Eh? 🤔
P.S. Greetings from Scotland. ❤

[@johnfrensch9879]

Thanks for your excellent explanation of heart failure . I am 75 and have had my aortic valve replaced 10 years ago.I developed Afib a couple years ago and also have heart failure. I’m still reasonably active and walk six kilometres every morning .I am on medication for my heart and see a specialist once a year at this stage.I didn’t know a lot about heart failure but after your explanation I feel a lot better. Thank you and I’ll keep watching your videos to help me understand my heart condition a lot better

[@TheHeartDoctor]

Thank yo for sharing your story.

[@colleend2548]

Thankyou

[@theperfectshot10]

Hi: Can you do a video on how much and type of exercise a 75-year-old senior citizen with slight hear failure can do. I walk 3-4 miles, 4 times a week, feel good after a 15-minute slow walking period, then complete at 22 minutes per mile pace. I am afraid that the knees, ankles and feet will give out and I eventually cannot walk without pain. Thank you.

[@megteal3658]

excellent video, thanks so much

[@bobafett5757]

Thanks Dr Hafiz I love yr channel and respect your insights need to ask your thoughts cos I am keen to undergo HBOT cos I have oxygen level issue at age 52 now also feeling fatigue and was diagnosed last year for having ectopic beat in one my heart chamber possibly root cause could be due to inflammation

[@stevec.5010]

oct 2023 i had open heart surgery after ischemic blockage in 2 arteries. subsequent to surgery was placed on Lasiks for excessive fluids. still struggling with it... is this statistically explainable?

[@jiylees]

Can heart failure be diagnosed purely from an echocardiogram?

[@shereenjaleel3103]

Thanks for the informative video. My mother 64 yrs old was diagnosed with heart failure 3 days back and is in stage 2. She has stiff heart muscle so medications were given to her. Her ejection fraction is 30 percent. Can heart failure be reversed with medications? What is the life expectancy of heart failure patients and will they live long?

[@TheHeartDoctor]

Thank you for sharing. Medications can manage the symptoms of heart failure and help to prevent its progression. It would be prudent to discuss issues surrounding life expectancy with the heart failure team looking after your mother as each case is different.

[@shereenjaleel3103]

@@TheHeartDoctor Thank you so much for your reply. Do you mean to say that the progression stops with medications?

[@TheHeartDoctor]

You're welcome. Medications help to prevent progression of heart failure. However, response to treatment varies among individuals. I wish your mother all the best with her treatment.

[@colleend2548]

With pulmonary hypertension can your hands swell