Cardiac Cachexia

Cardiac cachexia (commonly called as body  wasting)  has  long  been  recognized  as  a  serious  complication  of  chronic heart failure (CHF) which affects many body systems and remains an important and increasing  public  health  problem.  Cardiac cachexia is a condition that can happen to people who have heart failure. There will be losing a serious amount of body fat, muscle, and bone.

Symptoms:

The main symptom of cardiac cachexia is weight loss.  The other symptoms are like:

·         Very weak and tired

·         Short of breath

·         Unable to exercise or be active

·         Nauseated

·         Not very hungry

·         Constipation

·         Changes in how food tastes.

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