Left Heart Failure

3. This type of heart failure has a reduced ejection fraction
4. This is elevated in heart failure due to vasoconstriction.
7. The value of multiplying a person's heart rate by stroke volume.
9. The _____ nervous system is activated by baroreceptors and is responsible for vasoconstriction.
10. A medication class that can improve contractility.
12. Refers to a process where the cells of the ventricle change due to injury and is often managed with medication.
13. The type of vascular congestion that occurs due to elevated pressures in left-sided heart failure.
14. This type of care should be considered for those patients with advanced heart failure who are not eligible for a transplant, or need assistance with symptom management.

1. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system works to increase the reabsorption of water and this electrolyte to increase circulating plasma volume.
2. Stroke volume is made up of three components: preload, afterload, and ______.
5. This type of heart failure has a preserved ejection fraction.
6. A medication class that can reduce preload.
8. Refers to difficulty breathing while lying flat.
11. The abbreviation for a biomarker that is often elevated in heart failure.