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chapters 22-28
Heart Drugs
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
11/14/2011

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Term
heart failure
Definition
pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump blood in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet the body's metabolic needs as a result of myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, or cardiomyopathy
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Left ventricular or "left-sided" heart failure
Definition
leads to pulmonary edema, coughing, shortness of breath, and dyspnea
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right ventricular heart failure
Definition
systemic venous congestion, pedal edema, jugular venous destension, ascites, and hepatic congestion
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heart failure occurs due to
Definition
reduced ratio of ejection fraction to left ventricular end-diastolic volume.
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ejection fraction
Definition
amount of blood ejected w/ each contraction
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left ventricular end-diastolic volume
Definition
total amount of blood in the ventricle just before contraction
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