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Congestive Heart Failure Flashcards

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Congestive heart failure is not a _______

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disease it is a complication of other diseases A SYNDROME

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Congestive Heart failure is due to

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serious heart disease (endpoint of serious heart disease)

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Congestive heart failure results in

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cardiac, pulmonary & systemic congestion

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Etiology of congestive heart failure (major ones)

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  • CAD
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • cardiomyopathy
  • valvular disease
  • MI
  • excessive cardiac workload
  • volume overload
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Most important risk factors to target for prevention of congestive heart failure

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  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • smoking
  • low ejection fraction
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normal healthy heart can increase CO apporx

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5x @ resting level (this is called cardiac reserve)

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When in heart failure

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cardiac reserve used at rest

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Patho of left sided heart failure

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  • Left ventricle fails to eject sufficient volume
  • Residual volume develops in left ventricle
  • Left atrium pumps harder to empty blood into left ventricle
  • fails to empty full
  • residual volume in Left atrium
  • Left atrium unable to receive full pulmonary return
  • pulmonary congestion & edema
  • Right ventricle workload increases
  • Right ventricle hypertrophy (to meet demand)
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left sided heart failure

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  • failure to eject into systemic circuit
  • results in inadequate cardiac output
  • pooling into pulmonary circuit
  • leads to pulmonary congestion & pulmonary edema
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with left sided heart failure the heart fails to eject into

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systemic circuit

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left sided heart failure leads to

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pulmonary congestion & pulmonary edema

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Right sided heart failure

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  • Failure to eject into pulmonary circuit
  • pooling in systemic circuit
  • causes peripheral edema & abdominal distention
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with right sided heart failure heart fails to eject into

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pulmonary circuit

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right sided heart failure causes

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-peripheral edema & abdominal distention

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right sided heart failure normally follows

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left sided failure

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Manifestations of Right sided heart failure

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Congestion of peripheral tissues:

  • Dependent edema & ascites
  • GI tract congestion (anorexia, wt loss, GI distress)
  • Liver congestion (signs related to impaired liver function)
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Manifestations of Left sided heart failure

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Decreased cardiac output:
-leads to activity intolerance & signs of decreased tissue perfusion
Pulmonary congestion:
-leads to impaired gas change (cyanosis & signs of hypoxia) and pulmonary edema (cough w frothy sputum, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea)

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What is ascites

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accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling

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Compensated heart failure

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  • body trying to repair, minimize compensate, if can’t fails
  • compensation before heart failure
  • compensatory mechanisms conceal extent of damage
  • clinically asymptomatic
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Compensatory mechanisms for heart failure

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  • Ventricle Dilation (Frank-Starling Law)
  • Sympathetic nervous system
  • Renin angiotensin adlosterone system
  • Naturiuetic peptides (ANP & BNP)
  • Endothelins
  • Cardiac hypertrophy & remodeling
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Ventricle dilation (compensatory mechanism)

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(also known as Frank-Starling Law)

  • increase EDV (end diastolic volume), leads to muscle stretch, increases preload, increases cardiac ouput
  • cannot do this on a long term basis
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what 3 compensatory mechanisms start working in minutes to hours

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  • Ventricle Dilation (Frank-Starling Law)
  • Sympathetic nervous system
  • Renin angiotensin adlosterone system
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What is the end diastolic volume

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volume of blood in the right and/or left ventricle at end load or filling in (diastole) or amount of blood in ventricles just before systole

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what is the preload

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preload is the end diastolic volume that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest dimensions

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Sympathetic nervous system (compensatory mechanism)

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Activated by a decrease in C02, aims to Increase Cardiac output, causes:
-Vasoconstriction (increase pressure in vessels, Increase venous return)
-Tachycardia
-Increases contractility
(all of these increase cardiac output)

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RAAS (compensatory mechanism)

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approx 25% of cardiac output goes to kidneys

  • decrease in cardiac output leads to decrease in renal perfusion
  • RAAS triggered
  • Angiotensin II
  • Aldosterone & ADH (aldosterone also causes vasoconstriction)
  • Hypervolemia
  • Increases preload
  • increases cardiac output
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natriuretic peptides (ANP & BNP) (compensatory mechanism)

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  • both produced by heart (ANP in atrium & BNP in ventricles)
  • Both potent causes diuresis & naturesis (sodium loss through kidney, decreasing blood volume)
  • affects vascular smooth muscle (vasoconstriction & dilation)
  • Oppose action of SNS & RAAS
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Endothelins (compensatory mechanism)

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  • secreted chemicals by endothelium & cardiac muscle
  • Vasoconstrictors
  • cause vascular & cardiac & smooth muscle hypertrophy
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Endothelins (compensatory mechanism)

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  • secreted chemicals by endothelium & cardiac muscle
  • Vasoconstrictors
  • cause vascular & cardiac & smooth muscle hypertrophy – occurs in cardiac muscle so more forceful contractions can occur
  • needs more resources so demand can’t be met long term
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Cardiac hypertrophy & remodeling (compensatory mechanism)

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  • hypertrophy d/t increased workload
  • eventually decreases contractility
  • requires more oxygen– cardiac dysfunction
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Manifestations of congestive heart failure

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  • various
  • decrease CO (effects of impaired pumping)
  • decreased renal perfusion
  • SNS responses: increase BP, tachycardia, vasoconstriction
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Diagnosing congestive heart failure

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  • History & physical exam (risk factors present)
  • Lab tests (renal fx, fluid electrolutes, liver fx, CBC, Hct, ABGs)
  • ECG & echocardiogram
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Treatment for acute congestive heart failure

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Stabilize & correct cause (see MI)

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Treatment for chronic congestive heart failure

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Symptomatic (relive mnfts), decrease risks and increase function

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