decompensation

Japanese: decompensation
decompensation

...Therefore, although heart failure is caused by a decrease in the heart's pumping function, it is a symptom that can only be described when abnormal accumulation of fluids occurs in the body tissues, and it is important to note that it is not a name for an organic heart disease.
[Decompensation]
Heart failure is also called decompensation. When the heart is damaged or overloaded from outside the heart, the heart increases its heart rate and cardiac capacity to maintain cardiac output.

*Some explanations of terms that mention "decompensation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって心不全とは,心臓のポンプ機能の低下が原因ではあるが,体液の異常貯留が体組織に発現して初めて呼称できる症状であって,器質的な心臓病の病名でないことに注意する必要がある。
[代償不全decompensation]
 心不全のことを代償不全ともいう。心臓が障害されたり,心臓外より負荷が過剰に加わったりすると,心臓は心拍出量を維持するために心拍数を増したり,心容量を増したりする。…

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