{"id":5421,"date":"2023-05-20T11:46:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=5421"},"modified":"2023-09-23T16:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T15:28:50","slug":"biventricular-heart-failure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/biventricular-heart-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Biventricular heart failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Heart failure<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Biventricular heart failure<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is biventricular heart failure?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The ventricle on the left side of your heart pumps oxygenated blood from your lungs out into your body, and the ventricle on the right side pumps used blood from your body back into your lungs to be re-oxygenated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

When neither side is working as it should you have biventricular heart failure<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>

If your left ventricle isn’t pumping properly, your heart will be unable to push blood out to your body efficiently and it will struggle to draw blood from your lungs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

If your right ventricle isn’t pumping properly, your heart will be unable to pull blood from your body and push it out to your lungs efficiently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Background information<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Heart failure (also known as congestive heart failure) is a syndrome caused by the heart\u2019s inability to pump strongly enough to supply the body and lungs with as much blood as they need. It is a chronic, or long-term, condition, and it is the result of a wide range of different heart and circulation disorders, some treatable, some not.<\/p>

Heart failure develops when your heart’s lower chambers, the ventricles, fail to fill properly with blood during the relaxed phase of your heartbeat and then don\u2019t push enough blood out when they contract. Your heart is working hard, but it isn\u2019t working effectively, and the result is high levels of pressure inside your heart and fluid accumulation in your lungs and other parts of your body.<\/p>

It is very common among elderly adults – it affects about 10% of people over 70 years old – and is usually categorized as left heart failure<\/a>, right heart failure<\/a>, or biventricular (both sides) heart failure. Left heart failure is the most common type.<\/p>

If left untreated, heart failure can be deadly, and so if you develop the signs and symptoms of heart failure – swollen legs and feet, swollen abdomen, and difficulty breathing – you should talk with your doctor.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In a normal heart, the ventricles should be able to squeeze 50% to 75% of their blood out into the body or the lungs with each contraction.\u00a0 In a failing heart, that percentage, which is called the ejection fraction, will be 40% or less.<\/span><\/p>

People with biventricular heart failure<\/strong> experience a mix of symptoms of both left and right heart failure.<\/span><\/p>

Take a look at Your heart: The basics<\/a> if you\u2019d like to know more about how the normal heart works.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What causes biventricular heart failure?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Heart failure can have many different causes. Anything that damages the heart or interferes with its ability to function can ultimately cause heart failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Biventricular heart failure<\/strong> usually begins as left heart failure that then progresses to the right side of your heart and causes it also to fail. Anything that causes either left or right heart failure can ultimately lead to biventricular heart failure<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Common causes of left heart failure include:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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