Heart Failure Flashcards by Honor Bickley

Q

Cardiac reserve =

A

Maximal cardiac output - output at rest

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Q

What is preload

A

The level of stretch a cardiomyocyte

Is exposed to before

Ventricular ejection

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What is afterload

A

The pressure against which

The heart is contracting when it ejects blood

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Q

What is diastolic dysfunction?

A

Heart failure with

PRESERVED ejection fraction

HFpEF

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Q

What is systolic dysfunction

A

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

HFrEF

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