Chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure (428.42)
ICD-9 code 428.42 for Chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER FORMS OF HEART DISEASE (420-429).
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[b]CHF with systolic or diastolic heart failure[/b]
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[b]Congestive heart failure[/b]
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