défaillance cardiaque globale; de droite isolée
English translation: complete heart failure; right-sided heart failure
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total heart failure; right side isolated Explanation: It's a bit of a wild guess with the latter part ('de droite isolée') |
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complete heart failure; right-sided heart failure Explanation: Here is a site that explains about these conditions: heart failure continues to worsen and eventually, complete... ...soon goes into right-sided heart failure. Prevention There is no... Reference: http://health.yahoo.com/health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Disea... Termium & Le grand dictionnaire terminologique |
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total cardiac insufficiency / isolated right-side cardiac insufficiency Explanation: As noted above, the phrase "heart failure" can stand in for "cardiac insufficiency"; however, the latter is the more general term, embracing functional difficulties as well as fatal conditions. The French actually refers to two medical conditions (one total, the other limited to the right side of the heart), using the semicolon and the word "de" as dividing indicators. (Obviously, heart failure or cardiac insufficiency cannot be both total and limited to the right side!) Cheers, HC Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (28th ed, 1994), and a whole lot of French cardiology translation... |
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