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Heart Failure - Coggle Diagram
Heart Failure
Pathology
Heart dilated & ventricular hypertrophy
Left heart failure: lungs congested with edema fluid
Right failure: liver - centrilobular, congestion, 'nutmeg liver'
Course
Heart begins to fail
Compensatory mechanisms
Raised heart rate & more forceful contractions
Decline in output - progressive decrease in output
Left heart failure
Causes
Hypertension
Ischaemic heart disease
Mitral or aortic valve disease
Primary myocardial disease
Clinical features
Pulmonary edema
Dyspnoea
Tachycardia
Enlarged heart
Right heart failure
Causes
Left ventricular failure
Lung disease
Pulmonary or tricuspid valve disease
Congenital heart disease
Clinical features
Systemic venous congestion
Distended neck veins
Enlarged, tender liver
Dependant edema