Systolic Heart Failure
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Which of the following best describes heart failure?

  • The heart's inability to contract and pump blood effectively
  • The heart's inability to relax and fill with blood properly
  • The heart's inability to regulate blood pressure and heart rate
  • The heart's inability to meet metabolic requirements and accommodate venous return (correct)
  • What is systolic heart failure characterized by?

  • Decreased cardiac contractility and reduced ejection fraction (correct)
  • Insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart muscles
  • Inability of the heart to regulate blood pressure and heart rate
  • Reduced ability of the heart to relax and fill with blood
  • What is the main cause of systolic heart failure?

  • Lack of oxygen in the blood
  • Reduced relaxation of the heart muscles
  • Inadequate supply of metabolic requirements
  • Myocardial infarction (correct)
  • What is diastolic heart failure characterized by?

    <p>Reduced ability of the heart to relax and fill with blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of decreased stroke volume on cardiac output?

    <p>Decreases cardiac output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes heart failure?

    <p>Heart failure is the inability of the heart to meet the metabolic requirements of the body and accommodate venous return.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of systolic heart failure?

    <p>Myocardial infarction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of systolic heart failure on ejection fraction?

    <p>Ejection fraction decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of decreased stroke volume on cardiac output?

    <p>Cardiac output decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is diastolic heart failure characterized by?

    <p>Inability of the heart to relax and fill with blood properly</p> Signup and view all the answers

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