Difference between revisions of "Heart Failure, Left-Sided"

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==Description==
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Left-sided congestive heart failure involves volume overload of the left atrium, pulmonary veins and pulmonary capillaries, manifesting as pulmonary oedema.  
Left-sided congestive heart failure involves volume overload of the left atrium, pulmonary veins and pulmonary capillaries, manifesting as [[Pulmonary Oedema|pulmonary oedema]].  
 
 
 
In both dogs and cats [[Pulmonary Oedema|pulmonary oedema]]  is a sign of left-sided congestive heart failure. In the cat pleural effusion may also be a side of left-sided congestive heart failure, whereas in the dog pleural effusion is always a sign of right-sided congestive heart failure. This species difference occurs because a proportion of the visceral pleural surface drains into the pulmonary veins, and this anatomic arrangement is more prominent in cats.
 
 
 
==Causes==
 
 
 
1. Degenerative mitral valve disease
 
 
 
2. Mitral endocarditis
 
 
 
2. Cardiomyopathies
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Heart_Failure]][[Category:To_Do_-_Cardiovascular]][[Category:To Do - Major]]
 
[[Category:Heart_Failure]][[Category:To_Do_-_Cardiovascular]][[Category:To Do - Major]]

Revision as of 16:04, 29 June 2016

Left-sided congestive heart failure involves volume overload of the left atrium, pulmonary veins and pulmonary capillaries, manifesting as pulmonary oedema.