Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), occurs when the heart is ... Chest pain, including angina, does not typically occur due to heart failure. ..... Echocardiography can also help determine if acute myocardial ischemia is the precipitating cause, and may manifest as regional wall motion ..Pulmonary heart disease, also known as cor pulmonale is the enlargement and failure of the right ventricle of the heart as a response to increased vascular ...