The Pathogenesis and Prognosis of End-Stage Heart Disease
AUTOR(ES)
Strickman, Neil E.
RESUMO
The final outcome of many forms of heart disease is congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to fulfill the body's metabolic requirements. Systolic heart failure is characterized by an impairment of myocardial contractility, whereas diastolic heart failure results from the left ventricle's inability to distend normally. The general features of CHF include pressure or volume overload, muscle loss, decreased myocardial contractility, or restrictive filling.
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