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# TERM DEFINITION
1 What is heart failure?
Inability of the heart to maintain
sufficient cardiac output to meet
metabolic demands of tissues
and
organs
, 2 Heart failure results in:
Results in congestion of blood
flow in the systemic or
pulmonary venous
circulation, inability to increase
cardiac output to meet the
demands of activity or
increased tissue
metabolism
3 Most common cause of heart
failure is from:
myocardial ischemia followed
by hypertension and dilated
cardiomyopathy
4 What occurs during systolic
dysfunction?
Reduced contractility evidenced
by low ejection fraction and
reduced inotropy during
ventricular systole