Homeopathy Medicine for Heart Failure

Heart failure, also referred to as congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart muscle is unable to fill and pump blood as efficiently as it should due to conditions like coronary artery disease, which causes narrowed arteries in the heart, or high blood pressure.

Although not all causes of heart failure can be treated, there are lifestyle changes that can improve quality of life, such as exercising, eating less sodium, managing stress, and losing weight.

Symptoms

Chronic heart failure and acute heart failure are two different conditions.

The following are possible indications of heart failure:

• Dyspnea, which is a shortness of breath when exerting oneself or lying down
• Fatigue and weakness
• swelling in your ankles, feet, and legs (edema)
• Rapid or irregular heartbeat
• Reduced ability to exercise
• persistent coughing or wheezing with phlegm that is pink or white in color and has blood in it
• more frequent nighttime urination
• Ascites, or abdominal swelling
• rapidly gaining weight due to fluid retention
• nausea and an absence of appetite
• Having trouble focusing or becoming less alert
• sudden, severe breathlessness and pink, foamy mucus coughing
• If a heart attack led to your heart failure, you may experience chest pain.

Causes

Heart failure can also happen if the heart becomes too stiff, but heart failure usually occurs after other conditions have already damaged or made your heart weak.

The main pumping chambers of the heart (the ventricles) may stiffen and fill improperly between heartbeats in heart failure. In some instances of heart failure, heart muscle may weaken and become damaged, and the ventricles may stretch (dilate) to the point where the heart can’t pump blood effectively throughout the body.

The heart eventually becomes unable to meet the demands placed on it by the body’s need for blood circulation.

In a healthy heart, the ejection fraction is at least 50%, meaning that more than half of the blood that fills the ventricle is pumped out with each beat. This measurement of how well the heart is pumping is used to help classify heart failure and guide treatment.

However, if the heart muscle stiffens as a result of conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure can still happen even with a normal ejection fraction.

The left side of your heart, specifically the left ventricle — your heart’s main pumping chamber — can be affected by heart failure, as can the right side of your heart, as can both of your heart’s sides.

TYPES OF HEART FAILURES

• Left-sided heart failure:Your lungs could become backed up with fluid, which would make you feel breathless.
• Right-sided heart failure:Your legs, feet, and abdomen could become swollen from fluid backup.
• Systolic heart failure:Lack of forceful contraction of the left ventricle is a sign of a pumping issue.
• Diastolic heart failure:Lack of relaxation or incomplete filling of the left ventricle is a sign of a filling issue.

Heart damage, heart weakness, and heart failure can all result from any of the following conditions.

• Coronary artery disease and heart attack.The disease is caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits (plaque) in your arteries, which reduce blood flow and can result in a heart attack. Coronary artery disease is the most prevalent type of heart disease and the most common cause of heart failure.

• High blood pressure (hypertension).As a result of the extra effort required to pump blood throughout your body when your blood pressure is high, your heart muscle may eventually become too stiff or weak to do so.

• Faulty heart valves.The valves in your heart ensure that blood flows through the organ in the right direction.

• Damage to the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy).Genetic factors can also contribute to the development of heart muscle damage (cardiomyopathy), as can a variety of illnesses, infections, alcohol abuse, drug toxicity (such as from cocaine or some chemotherapy drugs), and infections.

• Myocarditis.An inflammation of the heart muscle known as myocarditis can result in left-sided heart failure and is most frequently brought on by a virus, such as COVID-19.

• Heart defects you’re born with (congenital heart defects).The healthy parts of your heart must work harder to pump blood through your heart if your heart’s chambers or valves haven’t developed properly. This can eventually result in heart failure.

• Abnormal heart rhythms (heart arrhythmias).Your heart may beat too quickly as a result of abnormal heart rhythms, which puts additional strain on the organ; a slow heartbeat may also result in heart failure.

• Other diseases.Heart failure may also be influenced by chronic conditions like diabetes, HIV, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or an amyloidosis-like protein or iron buildup.

  Acute heart failure can be brought on by viruses that attack the heart muscle, severe infections, allergic reactions, pulmonary blood clots, the use of specific medications, or any illness that affects the entire body.

Risk factors

Heart failure can be brought on by just one risk factor, but the risk can also rise when several risk factors are present.

Risk factors include:

• High blood pressure.If blood pressure is high, the heart has to work harder than it needs to.
• Coronary artery disease.A heart muscle that is less able to receive oxygen-rich blood due to narrowed arteries.
• Heart attack.A heart attack is a type of coronary disease that develops suddenly and can cause damage to the heart muscle, which may impair the heart’s ability to pump blood properly.
• Diabetes.Diabetes increases the risk of coronary artery disease and high blood pressure.
• Some diabetes medications.Some people have a higher risk of developing heart failure when taking the diabetes medications pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone (Avandia).
• Sleep apnea.It is possible for the heart to become weaker when you are unable to breathe properly at night, which results in low blood oxygen levels and an increased risk of abnormal heart rhythms.
• Congenital heart defects.Heart defects with structural flaws can cause heart failure in some people.
• Valvular heart disease.Heart failure is more likely to occur in those with valvular heart disease.
• Viruses.Heart muscle damage could have been caused by a virus.
• Alcohol use.Alcoholism can deteriorate the heart’s muscle and cause heart failure.
• Tobacco use.Heart failure risk can be increased by smoking.
• Obesity.Heart failure is more likely to occur in obese people.
• Irregular heartbeats.These irregular rhythms can weaken the heart muscle and result in heart failure, especially if they occur frequently and quickly.

Complications

• Kidney damage or failure.Kidney damage from heart failure can require dialysis as a treatment, as it can reduce the blood flow to the kidneys, which, if untreated, can eventually result in kidney failure.
• Heart valve problems.If the heart is enlarged or if heart failure causes the pressure inside the heart to rise significantly, the valves that keep blood flowing through the heart in the right direction may not work properly.
• Heart rhythm problems.Heart failure complications such as irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) are possible.
• Liver damage.It is possible for the liver to become scarred as a result of a fluid backup brought on by heart failure, which makes it harder for the liver to perform its essential functions.

Heart failure can be a serious condition with life-threatening symptoms, and some people may require a heart transplant or support from a ventricular assist device. However, some people’s symptoms and heart function will improve with proper treatment.

Prevention

Control or eradicating many of the risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, with the aid of any necessary medications, along with lifestyle changes, is the key to preventing heart failure.

To help prevent heart failure, you can change your way of life by:

• Not smoking
• Keeping some conditions under control, like diabetes and high blood pressure
• Staying physically active
• Eating healthy foods
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Reducing and managing stress

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT

Homeopathycan have a big impact on how these disorders are managed.HomeopathicThere are recognized remedieseffectivein the treatment ofcardiovascular diseaseseither as a prescription for healing or prevention.

• Aurum metallicum :Walking causes sensations of the heart being loose, a two to three second period during which the heart appears to have stopped, followed by a tumultuous rebound and sinking at the epigastrium. The heart also feels oppressed. The pulse is quick, weak, and irregular, and the blood pressure is high.
• Digitalis purpureaPulse full, irregular, very slow and weak, intermittant every third, fifth, or seventh beat. Weak heart. The slightest movement causes violent palpitations. Frequent stitches in the heart. Digitalis is a great homeopathic remedy for heart failure with an irregular heartbeat.
• Strophanthus his:Heart failure with edema of the legs is effectively treated with homeopathic remedies.
• LaurocerasusThe best homeopathic treatment for heart failure with chest pain is Laurocerasus. Other symptoms of heart failure include palpitations, clutching at the chest, weak, variable, slow, or irregular pulse, retained or involuntary urine, palpitations, and suffocation as well as fainting.
• Crataegus:Heart weakness with oppression, stitches, and insomnia. Extreme dyspnea on the lightest exertion without much increase in pulse. Heart dilated, first sound weak. Incompetent valves, valvular murmurs. Crataegus is regarded as a heart tonic.
• Cardus marianus :Heart failure with liver issues, including pain, swelling, and stitches in the area of the heart and oppression with deep breathing, can be successfully treated with Carduus marianus, a homeopathic remedy.
• Naja tripudians: Naja works best for heart failure with valvular disorders, palpitations that are visible, damaged hearts from infectious diseases, etc.