充血性心力衰竭是许多心脏病的共同表现,具有较大的致残率和病死率。心力衰竭的基础病主要是高血压、冠心病、瓣膜病、心肌病及心肌炎等。冠心病在西方国家的发病率已有所下降,但心衰的发病率有增无减。心衰的治疗近来有了很大进展,如洋地黄制剂、β兴奋剂、扩血管 Congestive heart failure is a common manifestation of many heart diseases, with greater morbidity and mortality. The basic diseases of heart failure are mainly hypertension, coronary heart disease, valvular disease, cardiomyopathy and myocarditis. The incidence of coronary heart disease in western countries has declined, but the incidence of heart failure increased unabated. The treatment of heart failure has made great progress recently, such as digitalis preparations, β agonists, vasodilators