Talk:Heart failure
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Pointing the Bone
editI understand that people that die psychosomatically - from voodo, the "pointing the bone" of the Australian aboriginies, and people that "turn their face to the wall" in hospitals - the immediate cause of death is congestiove heart failure.
Is this true? Is it worth mentioning?
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editSupplements
editCertain alternative medicines carry a risk of exacerbating existing heart failure, and are not recommended.[1] This includes aconite, ginseng, gossypol, gynura, licorice, Lily of the valley, tetrandrine, and yohimbine.[1] Aconite can cause abnormally slow heart rates and abnormal heart rhythms such as ventricular tachycardia.[1] Ginseng can cause abnormally low or high blood pressure, and may interfere with the effects of diuretic medications.[1] Gossypol can increase the effects of diuretics, leading to toxicity.[1] Gynura can cause low blood pressure.[1] Licorice can worsen heart failure by increasing blood pressure and promoting fluid retention.[1] Lily of the valley can cause abnormally slow heart rates with mechanisms similar to those of digoxin.[1] Tetrandrine can lead to low blood pressure through inhibition of L-type calcium channels.[1] Yohimbine can exacerbate heart failure by increasing blood pressure through alpha-2 adrenergic receptor antagonism.[1]
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”More accurate”
editHow is classification by EF ”more accurate” than left side/right side heart failure? The later better describes which side of the heart that is affected and is a clinical assessment (eg peripheral edema, hepatomegaly etc = right side failure while pulmonary edema such as dyspnea and orthopnea suggests left sided edema and a combination of left/right or biventricular failure). while classification by EF is an assessment with UCG done by a cardiologist or physiologist. Likewise chronic vs acute is an assessment that require patient history and clinical status. No classification is more ”accurate”. ~2025-36358-07 (talk) 20:37, 25 November 2025 (UTC)