What is Cardiac Asthma?

Description of the disease

Cardiac asthma is an acute heart failure with pulmonary edema. This condition tends to recur, have a chronic course, and lead to severe complications.

Classification

• Acute cardiac asthma
• Chronic cardiac asthma

Symptoms

• Shortness of breath
• Rapid breathing
• Edema
• Coughing up pink frothy sputum

Causes

Cardiac asthma develops as a complication of chronic heart failure, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease.

Diagnosis

Diagnostic tests for cardiac asthma include general blood tests, electrocardiography, chest X-ray, and echocardiography.

Treatment

Treatment includes the use of diuretics, cardiac glycosides, and blood pressure correction.

Prevention

Prevention of cardiac asthma involves timely medical care, treatment of chronic heart diseases, blood pressure control, and giving up harmful habits.

Doctor

Cardiac asthma is treated by a cardiologist and a therapist.