Unit 2 Week 6 CHF Flashcards
what is heart failure?
the inability of the heart to pump adequate amounts of blood through the circulation
what is the main job of the cardiac pump?
Pump blood from veins to arteries
what is BP created by?
volume of blood in vessels & the heart pump
what is systolic pressure?
peak pressure generated
what is diastolic pressure?
lowest pressure before next contraction
what is Mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
measure of BP over time.
MAP = 1/3 x SBP + 2/3 x DBP
what is Total peripheral resistance (TPR)? what is it affected by?
the amount of force exerted against the circulating blood by the vasculature of the body.
Affected by blood volume & resistance to flow in b. vessels
what is pulse pressure? what does it indicate?
how hard the heart is working
PP = SVP - DVP
indicates efficiency of heart
what is afterload?
the amount of pressure that the heart needs to exert to eject the blood during ventricular contraction (squeeze)
Cardiac Pumping increases ___.
arterial pressure
___ decreased at same time as pumping increased prevents excessive pressure
TPR
Preload of heart by venous pressure increases ___.
pumping force (contractility w/ stretch)
Greater pumping effectiveness also decreases ___.
venous pressure
SNS maintains venous pressure and preload on the heart by ___.
constricting veins when pumping increases
what is preload?
volume of blood received by the heart (stretch)
what causes blood to circulate?
small decreases in venous pressure and large
increases in arterial pressure
what droves stroke volume and cardiac output?
The differences in arterial and venous pressure
what is ejection fraction?
% of blood in ventricle ejected into arteries
efficiency of cardiac pump (normally 50 or 55-70%)
EF= (EDV-ESV)/EDV
what is CHF?
Heart failing to do its job: pumping blood from the veins to the arteries
* Arterial pressure may not rise enough with each contraction or
* Venous pressure may become too high
* EF typically low in HF- used to determine severity
what is the difference between pumping of left vs right ventricle?
- Left ventricle is basically a thick cone pumping against a high pressure
- Right ventricle is basically a thin flap pumping against a very low pressure
- Left ventricle has a much greater oxygen consumption than the right
Right and left-sided cardiac output must be ___.
identical over a small time frame or one side will become back-up (congested) and the other will have low pressure
If cardiac output is balanced, regardless of demand on the heart, we can say it is ___
COMPENSATED
If the cardiac output is not balanced, or cannot keep up with demand, we can say it is
DECOMPENSATED
How is Cardiac Output Maintained?
by compensations
Lack of compensation (decompensation) leads to:
- Too much fluid in the central veins
- Too much blood volume in the heart
chambers - Insufficient cardiac output
what is hypertension?
Increased arterial pressure leads to left ventricular hypertrophy
Leads to overstretched contractile fibers and less effective pump
what is medical management of hypertension?
ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, beta-blockers
what causes coronary artery disease?
Related to dysfunction of left or right ventricle or both as a result of injury