Congenital Heart Failure

1. Treatments/Lifestyle Changes

1.1. Improve Symptoms

1.1.1. losing weight

1.1.2. managing stress

1.2. Help Live Longer

1.2.1. excising

1.2.2. reducing sodium

2. When to seek Emergency Treatment

2.1. chest pain

2.2. fainting

2.3. rapid or irregular heartbeat with shortness of breath

2.4. sudden severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink foamy mucus

3. Types

3.1. left-sided heart failure

3.1.1. fluid in lungs

3.2. right-sided heart failure

3.2.1. fluid in abdomen, legs and feet

3.3. systolic heart failure

3.3.1. pumping problem

3.4. diastolic heart failure

3.4.1. filling problem

4. Congenital Heart Disease

4.1. a birth defect

4.1.1. alter blood flow to heart

4.2. side effects

4.2.1. lesions

5. Symptoms

5.1. dysnea

5.2. fatigue

5.3. edema

5.4. weakness

5.5. irregular or rapid heart

5.6. reduced ability to exercise

5.7. wheezing

5.8. increased night urination

5.9. ascites

5.10. nausea

5.11. loss of appetite

5.12. chest pain