heart failure
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003083
A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (ventricular dysfunction), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003083 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | cardiac failure; congestive heart failure; myocardial failure |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | heart diseases; coenzyme Q10 |
| Translations | Spanish: insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003083",
"term": "heart failure",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (ventricular dysfunction), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity.",
"synonyms": [
"cardiac failure",
"congestive heart failure",
"myocardial failure"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"heart diseases",
"coenzyme Q10"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heart-failure/"
}
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