RT Book, Section
A1 Goodman, Catherine
A1 Helgeson, Kevin
SR Print(0)
ID 1133951636
T1 Congestive Heart Failure
T2 Exercise Prescription for Medical Conditions: Handbook for Physical Therapists
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803617148
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133951636
RD 2024/04/24
AB This  condition  is  due  to  the  heart  being  unable  to  supply  enough  blood  to  the  body's  tissues.  The  lungs  are  significantly  affected  as  a  backup  of  blood  in  the  pulmonary  veins  leads  to  pulmonary  hypertension.  This  condition  also  affects  the  function  of  numerous  organs  and  tissues.  Heart  failure  is  usually  the  consequence  of  ischemic  and  hypertensive  heart  disease.  There  are  four  types  of  heart  failure,  based  on  the  cause  and  location  of  myocardium  damage.  The  Functional  Classification  of  Heart  Failure,  based  on  the  client's  tolerance  to  physical  activities,  is  used  to  help  determine  the  progression  of  the  disease.1,2  Treatment  is  focused  on  the  primary  cause  of  the  condition,  using  diet,  medication,  and  exercise  to  manage  it.  Some  clients  will  have  undergone  heart  valve  replacement,  coronary  artery  bypass  grafting,  or  heart  reduction  surgery.  Clients  experience  significant  dyspnea  and  fatigue  with  physical  activities  due  to  the  heart's  inability  to  adequately  supply  blood  to  extremities,  which  in  turn  leads  to  atrophy  of  extremity  muscles.1