Chronic heart failure can lead to swelling of the hands. Chronic heart failure is a series of clinical symptoms caused by the inability of the heart function to support the needs of the body.
Typical symptoms of the disease include dyspnea at rest or during activity, weakness, edema, plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels can be elevated, and echocardiography suggests abnormal cardiac function. Edema in this disease usually appears first in the lower part of the body, such as the ankles, but in severe heart failure causing generalized edema, swelling of the hands may be present.