Disordered Breathing During Exercise in Heart Failure Flashcards
Define Chronic Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Inability of Heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet demand of body
How many Classes of Heart Failure does the New York Heart Association Classify?
- Four
How Does New York Heart Association Classify Class I of Heart Failure?
No Limitation
- Ordinary physical exercise does not cause undue fatigue, dyspnoea, or palpitations
Define Class II Heart Failure from the New York Heart Association
Slight Limitation of Physical Activity
- Comfortable at rest
- Ordinary activity results in fatigue, palpitations, or dyspnoea
Define Class III Heart Failure
Marked Limitation of Physical Activity
- Comfortable at Rest
- Less than ordinary activity results in symptoms
Define Class IV Heart Failure
Unable to carry out any physical activity without discomfort
- Symptoms present at rest
- Increased discomfort with any physical activity
What is Stroke Volume?
- Volume of blood pumped per contraction
What is End-Diastolic Volume (EDV)? What is End-Systolic Volume (ESV)?
EDV
- Volume of blood in ventricle before contraction
ESV
- Volume of blood in ventricle after contraction
What is Cardiac Output?
- Total Volume of blood pumped by the ventricle per minute
- Q = HR x SV
What is an Ejection Fraction (EF)?
- Proportion of blood pumped out of the left ventricle each beat
- EF = SV/EDV
- Average 60% at rest
How is Heart Failure Defined Based on Ejection Fraction?
- Normal EF should be 50-70%
- In Systolic Heart Failure, EF drops below 40%
What happens in Restrictive Pulmonary Disease?
Forced Expiratory Volume
- Reduced
Forced Vital Capacity
- Reduced
FEV1.0/FVC%
- Normal or even increased
What happens during a Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Forced Expiratory Volume
- Reduced significantly
Forced Vital Capacity
- Reduced Slightly
FEV1.0/FVC%
- very low ratio
What are the Symptoms of Heart Failure?
- Poor ventricular systolic function
- Poor Hemodynamic Performance
- Weak respiratory Muscles
- Increased Left Atrial and Pulmonary Pressure
- Lung Fluid Balance changed
- Neuro-humoral Activity
Is Heart Failure obstructive or Restrictive?
- Both