Left Sided Heart Failure

Left vs. RightSided Heart Failure

Left Sided Heart Failure. The heart can't pump with. The left ventricle loses its ability to contract normally.

Left vs. RightSided Heart Failure
Left vs. RightSided Heart Failure

The heart can't pump with. This type affects the lower left heart chamber, called the left ventricle. The heart has two main pumping chambers: The left ventricle loses its ability to contract normally. The right ventricle and the left ventricle. Fluid may back up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath.

This type affects the lower left heart chamber, called the left ventricle. This type affects the lower left heart chamber, called the left ventricle. The right ventricle and the left ventricle. The left ventricle loses its ability to contract normally. The heart has two main pumping chambers: The heart can't pump with. Fluid may back up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath.