Glossary entry (derived from question below)
inglés term or phrase:
CHF
español translation:
congestive heart failure (insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva)
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Yazmin Osoyo
Oct 21, 2006 05:28
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inglés term
with out weight gain, edema, or CHF risk
inglés al español
Medicina
Medicina: Salud
medical abbreviations
talking about the benefits of a medication, what does CHF stand for?
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Yazmin Osoyo
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CHF is congestive heart failure
insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva
Reference:
http://www.revespcardiol.org/cgi-bin/wdbcgi.exe/cardio/mrevista_cardio.resumen?pident=10736
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Irina Dicovsky - MD (X)
: Fuiste primera en responder. (No entiendo porqué muchas veces no se prioriza a quien ha respondido primero).
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Insuficiencia Cardiaca Congestiva
Sorry, I submitted the English version, and this is Eng-Span.
The Correct term in Spanish is Insuficiencia Cardiaca Congestiva
Insuficiencia Cardiaca Congestiva (Heart Failure, Congestive ...
The American journal of medicine, 07-10-2006. Pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or congestive heart failure. ...
http://www.galenicom.com/medline/term/Heart Failure, Congest...
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Diabetes Management in the 21st Century: Multiple Therapeutic ...
Weight gain is of particular concern, although with these agents it results from ... patients with pre-existing edema, mild congestive heart failure (CHF), ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/418598_6
Heart Info - Congestive Heart Failure: A Patient Guide
The diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) can be misleading. ... physician: edema, increased shortness of breath, distended neck veins, weight gain ...
http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/guides/18/main.html
Congestive Heart Failure - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information ...
Congestive Heart Failure happens when the heart's weak pumping action causes a buildup of ... You have weight gain from excess fluid. You feel chest pain. ...
http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/Cond/CHF.cfm
Congestive Heart Failure
Learn about the types of heart failure and why congestive heart failure is ... Weight gain occurs, sometimes suddenly, if fluid accumulates in the legs and ...
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/card/cohf/c...
Hope this helps!
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Roxanna Delgado
: Pero cardíaca.
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Thanks, Roxanna! Actually, both ways, cardíaco, ca o cardiaco, ca, are accepted, according to the DRAE.
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David Higbee-Teves
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sin (experimentar) pérdida de peso, edema o riesgo de ICC
Aunque las siglas inglesas(CHF) sean más comunes que las del español(ICC), un médico o cardiólogo las va a entender sin problemas. Curiosamente, se usan las mismas siglas en Brasil(además de los EEUU, México y otras partes del Cono Sur)
Reference:
http://texasheart.org/HIC/Topics_Esp/Cond/chf_span.cfm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/000158.htm
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Lydia De Jorge
: es aumento de peso, no pérdida de peso
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gracias, aparentamente no estuve pensando!
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Lydia De Jorge
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sin aumento de peso, retención de líquidos (edema) o riesgo de insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva
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