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Breathing Disturbances in Heart Failure

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Chronic heart failure (CHF), a primary cardiac condition, manifests predominantly by the respiratory symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue, initially on exercise but with progression it occurs at lower and lower levels of activity and in severe cases is present at rest.

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