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CONGESTIVE HEART
FAILURE
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CONGESTIVE HEART
FAILURE
A. Gen. Info:
- Inability of the heart to pump an adequate
supply of blood to meet the metabolic needs of
the body
B. Types:
1. Left sided heart failure
2. Right sided heart failure
1. LEFT SIDED HEART
FAILURE
a. Left ventricular damage causes blood to back
up through the left atrium and into the
pulmonary veins. Increased pressure causes
transudation into the interstitial tissues of the
lungs with resultant pulmonary congestion
b. Caused by:
- left ventricular damage (MI, CAD)
- hypertension, aortic valve disease (AI, AS)
- mitral stenosis, cardiomyopathy
2. RIGHT SIDED HEART
FAILURE
a. weakened RV is unable to pump blood into the
pulmonary system; systemic venous
congestion occurs as pressure builds up.
b. caused by:
- left sided heart failure
- RV infarction
- atherosclerotic heart disease
- COPD, pulmonic stenosis, pulmonary
embolism
Diagnostic Procedures
LEFT SIDED HEART FAILURE
ECG
chest x-ray (cardiomegaly, pleural
effusion)
echocardiography
cardiac catheterization, dec. PO2, inc.
PCO2
RIGHT SIDED HEART FAILURE
chest x-ray: reveals cardiac
hypertrophy
Symptoms: