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What Does CHF Mean in Medical Terms?
CHF stands for congestive heart failure. Heart failure with fluid build-up in lungs or body.
congestive heart failure
Heart failure with fluid build-up in lungs or body.
Where you will see CHF
You will most often see CHF in cardiology notes and heart test reports.
Example
A chart note might use “CHF” as shorthand for congestive heart failure when documenting a patient's care.
Related abbreviations
- 2g Na diet — two-gram sodium diet
- AAA — abdominal aortic aneurysm
- AAA repair — abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- ABI — ankle-brachial index
- ABPI — ankle-brachial pressure index
- ACE — angiotensin-converting enzyme
- ACEI — angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
- ACLS — advanced cardiovascular life support
Browse the full Medical Abbreviations guide — 5,715 entries, searchable A–Z and by specialty.
Educational reference only. This guide is for learning and quick reference. Abbreviations vary between hospitals, countries and specialties, and some are discouraged because they can be misread. Always write and interpret orders using your own institution’s approved abbreviation list, and check anything unclear with the prescriber or your local policy.