S2 L3.1: Heart Failure (Overview, Mechanisms, Causes, & Etiology) Flashcards
A complex heart clinical syndrome characterized by dysfunction of the LV, RV or both and changes in neurohumoral regulation
Heart Failure
Heart Failure is accompanied by (3)
- Effort Intolerance
- Fluid Retention
- Shortened Survival
Most characteristic symptom of Heart Failure
easy fatigability or effort intolerance
T/F: Not all heart failure is failure to pump blood outside
the heart
True
Most common cause of Heart Failure
Myocardial dysfunction or damage
Statement 1: The heart must pump blood abnormally to be considered as Heart Failure
Statement 2:Part of the definition of heart failure is being unable to deliver the needed metabolic requirements in the periphery
a. TF
b. FT
c. TT
d. FF
b. FT
In certain cases, the heart can pump blood normally but can still be called heart failure
If the muscles need oxygen, and we don’t have enough ___ (vehicles of oxygen) → lack of ___ → will be insufficient, called as heart failure
- Hemoglobin
- Oxygen
Unable to deliver enough oxygen, ___, ___, other needs in the periphery → can also be described as heart failure
- Vitamins
- Minerals
Which mechanisms would be overwhelmed or exhausted
Compensatory hemodynamic and neurohumoral mechanisms
The heart loses its ability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs resulting to:
- Weak or damaged ventricular walls
- Stiff & thickened ventricular walls
(L) ventricle does not deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the body = ?
easy fatigability & SOB
LEFT-SIDED HEART FAILURE
(L) ventricle also increases the BP in a blood vessel between the lungs & (L) ventricle → ↑ pressure forces fluid out of the blood & into the lung tissues = ?
SOB (difficulty in breathing)
LEFT-SIDED HEART FAILURE
(R) ventricle is unable to contract w/ enough force to push blood to the lungs resulting in a build-up of
blood in the veins → ?
edema
RIGHT-SIDED HEART FAILURE
Statement 1: Overtime, HF on either side of the heart results in a weakened & enlarged ventricles that deliver more blood
Statement 2: To make-up for the ↑ amount of blood, the NS releases stress hormones that dec the speed & force of heartbeat
a. TF
b. FT
c. TT
d. FF
d. FF
1: Deliver less blood
2: Less amount of blood; inc speed
Most common cause of HF
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Medications that reduce the swelling (edema) in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced by the kidneys
Diuretics
Medications that allow the blood vessels to expand to decrease BP & prevents further damage to the heart by making it easier for the heart to pump blood
ACE inhibitors
Medications that block the effect of stress hormones on the heart; although they slow down the heartbeat, they are mainly used to protect the heart muscles from the long-term damage caused by stress hormones.
Beta Blockers
Very important chamber of the heart since it’s the one pumping blood to the periphery
Left Ventricle
This phase is when the Heart is actively pumping blood out of the heart
Systolic Phase
This phase is when the Heart is getting filled with blood; during ventricular filling
Diastolic Phase
The volume of blood at the end of ventricular filling
End-Diastolic Volume