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Chapter-21 Cardiac Failure

BOOK TITLE: Handouts on Cardiovascular System

Author
1. Nageswari K Sri
ISBN
9788184480733
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10350_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2007
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. Government Medical College, Chandigarh, Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

This chapter defines and explains the terms—Systolic heart failure, Diastolic heart failure, Congestive heart failure and High output failure. It mentions their synonyms and elaborates the causative factors, pathophysiology, clinical features and the compensatory mechanisms of cardiac failure. The clinical features of acute and chronic cardiac failure and decompensated failure are also discussed.

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