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Heart Failure & Heart Massage
**Heart failure** does not mean that the heart has ceased to beat, but rather that it cannot meet the demands for blood made on it by the body. Heart failure is also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or cardiac insufficiency. The condition may be secondary to heart disease, lung disease, hypertension. Symptoms may include breathlessness, fluid accumulation in the legs, abdomen (dropsy) and lungs, giddiness, and fainting. Many cases of heart failure can be successfully treated with drugs such as digitalis and diuretics and a sensible routine of rest and gentle exercise.
**Heart massage** is more commonly known as external cardiac compression, this is an emergency treatment technique used to restore the beating of a heart that has stopped.
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Concise but informative post. Heart problems have also become a lifestyle disease. A little more details would have been better.
An information about heart illness which could not be ignored. If written in detail you could imagine how risky it is to ignore such condition. So we must take care of our heart.