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Congestive heart failure (CHF) or simply called heart failure, develops due to cardiac malfunctioning that causes a buildup of fluid inside the tissues and extracellular spaces. The heart fails to pump blood at a rate that is compatible with the requirements of metabolizing tissues. To overcome the gap, the filling pressure, also called diastolic filling pressure, is increased. Heart failure can also exist with normal cardiac function in high-demand conditions. The compensatory mechanisms in such cases that increase the blood flow filling pressures or blood pressure, etc., further deteriorate the cardiac function.