heart failure

Question 1

Heart failure is the

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inability of the heart to pump blood forward at a sufficient rate to meet the metabolic demands of the body (forward failure), or the ability to do so only if the cardiac filling pressures are abnormally high (backward failure)

Question 2

HR is a

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syndrome describing a constellation of signs and symptoms caused by many possible abnormalities of heart function

Question 3

Poor FORWARD blood flow is a

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1. key requirement of HF

2. LOW FLOW (↓ cardiac output)

Question 4

BACKWARD buildup of pressure

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1. is almost always present as well
2. CONGESTION (↑ filling pressures)
3. Typically a response to low flow

Question 5

____ determines dysfunction

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function

Question 6

dysfunction: Displacement pumps

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1. Squeeze (contraction)
2. Fill (relaxation)
3. Failure of either systole or
4. diastole causes HF

Question 7

dysfunction: 2x pumps

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left and right in series

Left, right, or both can fail

Question 8

dysfunction: Coordinated by an

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1. electrical system

2. Too slow, too fast, asynchronous … all ↓ efficiency

Question 9

dysfunction: Directed by

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1. 4x valves

2. Regurgitation (backflow) or stenosis (resistance) stress heart

Question 10

dysfunction: Supplied by

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1. coronaries
2. Regurgitation (backflow) or
3. stenosis (resistance) stress heart

Question 11

dysfunction: Encased in

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1. pericardium
2. Regurgitation (backflow) or
3. stenosis (resistance) stress heart

Question 12

key mediators of blood flow

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1. intropy
2. preload
3. afterload
4. stroke volume
5. heart rate
6. cardiac outpuut

Question 13

Ventricular output increases in relation to

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greater filling

Question 14

Inotropy =

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contractility

Question 15

The more the LV is filled, the more it

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will contract

Question 16

↑ Preload produces

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increased SV (and thus CO) for the same inotropic state

Question 17

Same filling (preload) of LV produces a

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greater squeeze of contraction

Question 18

Determinants of inotropy

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1. Catecholaminergic / adrenergic stimulation

2. Calcium

Question 19

↑ Inotropy produces increased

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SV (and thus CO) for the same level of preload

Question 20

↑ Preload cause ___ SV

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(↑ SV)

Question 21

↑ Inotropy causes ___ SV

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(↑ SV)

Question 22

↑ Afterload causes ___ SV

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(↓ SV)

Question 23

Weak / damaged myocardium = ___ failure

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systolic

Question 24

Systolic dysfunction

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1. problem with squeeze
2. ↓contraction / ↓ inotropy
3. ↓ SV
4. lower generated systolic BP

Question 25

hallmark of systolic dysfunction is

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1. Decreased ejection fraction

2. Ventricular enlargement

Question 26

Ventricular enlargement

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“dilated cardiomyopathy” = DCM

Question 27

Decreased ejection fraction

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1. “HF with reduced ejection fraction” = HFrEF

2. “left ventricular systolic dysfunction” = LVSD

Question 28

Primary causes of systolic HF

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1. Direct destruction of heart muscle cells
Myocardial infarction
Viral myocarditis
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Ideopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Alcohol
2. Overstressed heart muscle
3. Volume overloaded heart muscle

Question 29

Overstressed heart muscle

can be cause by

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1. Tachycardia-mediated HF
2. Methamphetamine abuse
3. Stress-provoked (tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy)

Question 30

Volume overloaded heart muscle can be caused by

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1. Mitral regurgitation
2. High cardiac output
3. Shunting of blood
4. Wet beriberi (thiamine B1 deficiency)

Question 31

Direct destruction of heart muscle cells

can be caused by?

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1. Myocardial infarction
2. Viral myocarditis
3. Peripartum cardiomyopathy
4. Ideopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
5. Alcohol