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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 |
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Definition
leads to pulmonary edema, coughing, shortness of breath, and dyspnea |
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right ventricular heart failure |
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Definition
systemic venous congestion, pedal edema, jugular venous destension, ascites, and hepatic congestion |
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heart failure occurs due to |
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Definition
reduced ratio of ejection fraction to left ventricular end-diastolic volume. |
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Definition
amount of blood ejected w/ each contraction |
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left ventricular end-diastolic volume |
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Definition
total amount of blood in the ventricle just before contraction |
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