Patient was educated on systolic heart failure as follows: Systole is the phase of heartbeat when the heart contracts and pumps the blood out. Systolic heart failure is an inability of the heart to pump blood out of the heart during contraction of the heart. This typically is the failure of lower chamber on the left side (left ventricle), whose contraction results in pumping of blood from the heart. When the heart is in failure [...]

Patient was educated on diastolic heart failure as follows: Diastole is the phase of heartbeat when the heart relaxes and fills with blood. Diastolic heart failure is an inability of the heart to relax and accommodate inflow of blood into the chambers. When the heart is in failure and not functioning optimally, fluid backs up in the pulmonary circulation and peripheral circulation. This results in increased pressure in pulmonary blood vessels and peripheral veins, resulting [...]