HEART FAILURE
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- 5. This condition occurs when the heart becomes enlarged and weakened, leading to heart failure.
- 9. This type of heart failure occurs when the left ventricle cannot pump blood effectively, leading to fluid buildup in the lungs
- 10. A hormone that helps regulate blood pressure and fluid balance in the body, but can also worsen heart failure
- 11. These drugs are commonly prescribed to treat heart failure by reducing fluid buildup in the body.
- 12. A medication used to treat heart failure by lowering blood pressure and reducing the heart's workload
- 13. condition in which the heart's rhythm becomes abnormal, often causing the heart to beat too fast or too slow, is known as
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- 1. The primary symptom of heart failure
- 2. This term refers to the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each beat.
- 3. The most common cause of heart failure
- 4. This imaging test uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart and can be used to diagnose heart failure
- 6. This type of heart failure occurs when the right ventricle cannot pump blood effectively, leading to fluid buildup in the body's tissues.
- 7. This term describes when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
- 8. A test that can diagnose heart failure and assess the heart's function by measuring the amount of radiation absorbed by the heart.