This is of particular concern since peripheral edema was one of the several criteria employed to reach the diagnosis of CHF. Peripheral edema is a not too uncommon finding with direct vasodilators ...

The lack of peripheral edema and evidence of fluid accumulation in most pediatric patients with congestive heart failure 22 is strikingly analogous to the adult described by Haugen. 21 We wonder ...

If they have moderate to severe heart failure with pulmonary or peripheral edema, they may need to reduce their sodium intake even further to 2000-3000 mg per day. The reduction in intracardiac ...

When people have heart failure, it means their heart does not pump as well as it should. Fluid can build up in your feet, ankles, and legs—known as edema—or fluid can build up in your lungs, known as ...

The signs and symptoms of heart failure can be vague at first and easily dismissed. However, symptoms like the inability to lie flat during sleep, excessive urination, or the swelling of the lower ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Furoscix® (furosemide injection) to include the treatment of edema in patients with ...

Edema can have many causes, such as heart failure, diabetes, pregnancy, liver disease, and kidney disease. Treatment for edema can vary widely depending on the underlying condition. People over ...

findings of congestive heart failure (edema, pulmonary rales, elevated jugular venous pressure), and the rash of erythema marginatum The Carey Coombs Murmur occurs during acute rheumatic fever.