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congestive heart failure

Swedish translation: hjärtsvikt

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English term or phrase:congestive heart failure
Swedish translation:hjärtsvikt
Entered by: Tore Feuk

15:55 Mar 21, 2002
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: congestive heart failure
kallas det något särskilt eller bara hjärtsvikt?
Tore Feuk
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:54
hjärtsvikt
Explanation:
MeSH Tree Location(s) for Heart Failure, Congestive
Hjärtsvikt
Scope Note:
A complication of HEART DISEASES. Defective cardiac filling and/or impaired contraction and emptying, resulting in the heart's inability to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues or to be able to do so only with an elevated filling pressure. (from Braunwald, Heart Disease, 5th ed)


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Note added at 2002-03-21 16:34:54 (GMT) Post-grading
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A study of Medical and Surgical Cardiology, Cleland, Goodwin, McDonald and Ross, reveals that \"congestive heart failure\" is cronical in most, but not all, cases (i.e. endocarditis).
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 04:54
Grading comment
Tack, det bekräftar vad jag trodde
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5kronisk hjärtinsufficiens
Marie Eriksson
5hjärtsvikt
Sven Petersson
4hjärtinkompensation
Tornebohm


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
kronisk hjärtinsufficiens


Explanation:
I alla fall enligt Cressy.


    Cressy medicinsk och farmaceutisk ordbok
Marie Eriksson
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 183
Grading comment
Tack, men här var det troligen bara hjärtsvikt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sven Petersson: Cressy vs. Karolinska! Cressy's step from "congestive" to "kronisk" does seem strange.
17 mins
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Comment: Tack, men här var det troligen bara hjärtsvikt.

23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hjärtsvikt


Explanation:
MeSH Tree Location(s) for Heart Failure, Congestive
Hjärtsvikt
Scope Note:
A complication of HEART DISEASES. Defective cardiac filling and/or impaired contraction and emptying, resulting in the heart's inability to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues or to be able to do so only with an elevated filling pressure. (from Braunwald, Heart Disease, 5th ed)


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Note added at 2002-03-21 16:34:54 (GMT) Post-grading
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A study of Medical and Surgical Cardiology, Cleland, Goodwin, McDonald and Ross, reveals that \"congestive heart failure\" is cronical in most, but not all, cases (i.e. endocarditis).


    Reference: http://mesh.kib.ki.se/swemesh/show.swemeshtree.cfm?Mesh_No=C...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14763
Grading comment
Tack, det bekräftar vad jag trodde
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hjärtinkompensation


Explanation:
ytterligare en term som är gångbar!

Tornebohm
United States
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 583
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