04.17 - Heart Failure (Nichols) Flashcards
___ stroke volume is often a threshold of heart failure, when pts begin to have symptoms
25% reduction in forward stroke volume
2 causes of Systolic Dysfunction
Ischemic heart disease, HTN
2 Symptoms of Right Heart Failure
(1) Edema of feet, then ankles, then legs; (2) Abdominal Distention
4 causes of Diastolic Dysfunction
Massive LV Hypertrophy, Myocardial Fibrosis, Amyloidosis, Constrictive Pericarditis
4 Left Heart Failure Signs
(1) Bibasilar Pulmonary Crackles; (2) Tachycardia; (3) S3; (4) Pedal, ankle, or leg edema
4 Right Heart Failure Signs
(1) Pedal, ankle, or leg edema; (2) Jugular Venous Distension; (3) Hepatomegaly; (4) Ascites
4 symptoms of Left Heart Failure
(1) Dyspnea on exertion progressing to at rest; (2) Orthopnea; (3) PND; (4) Fatigue
Action of BNP
Vasodilation, Increased Urinary Sodium Excretion (Counterregulatory)
Acute Heart Failure patients have what 2 major spectrums
Congestion and Perfusion
Ankle and Pretibial edema is a hallmark of
Right Heart Failure
Aortic regurgitation causes a heart murmur during
Diastole
Aortic Stenosis causes a heart murmur during
Systole
Best measure of hypertrophy in volume-overloaded hearts
Heart weight, rather than wall thickness
Biochemical sign of shock
Elevated Serume Lactate from anaerobic metabolism
Complications of A Fib in left sidede heart failure
Reduced stroke volume, thrombosis
Diastolic Dysfunction is inability to
Relax and Fill
Diastolic Dysfunction/ HF with Preserved Ejection Fraction + Decompensation =
Systolic Dysfunction; HF w Decreased Ejection
Diastolic Heart Failure is aka
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Earliest and most significant symptom of left sided heart failure
Dyspnea
Gross morphologic changes in left ventricle due to left sided heart failure dilation (besides hypertrophy)
Papillary muscles displace outward –> Mitral regurg (systolic murmur)
HF in which populations may be more commonly attributable to Diastolic Dysfunction
Elderly, Women, Diabetics
In left sided heart failure, where does fluid accumulate in lungs
Alveoli, Interstitium, Pleura (Effusion)
In most cases of chronic cardiac decompensation, pts present with
Biventricular CHF, encompassing the clinical syndromes of both right and left HF
Initial symptom of heart failure is usually only with __ and is ___
Exertion, Dyspnea
Is mitral valve regurgitation a cause or effect of heart failure?
Can be either
Key morphologic finding in lungs of left sided heart failure
Heart Failure Cells: Hemosiderin-laden Alveolar Macrophages
Management of Acute HF should be directed toward a __ profile
Warm and Dry
Mitral regurgitation causes a heart murmur during
Systole
Mitral stenosis causes a heart murmur during
Diastole
Most cases of heart failure are due to ___ dysfunction
Systolic
Most common cause of isolated right sided HF
Severe Pulmonary HTN –> Cor Pulmonale
Most common causes of left sided cardiac failure
IHD, systemic HTN, Mitral or Aortic Valve disease, primary diseases of myocardium