Congestive Heart Failure

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** Failure of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues, resulting in tissue congestion and edema. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, pitting edema, enlarged tender liver, engorged neck veins, and pulmonary rales.

**Synonyms:** - CHF - Cardiac Failure Congestive - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - Congestive heart failure - Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure - congestive heart failure