Heart Failure

The two upper chambers of the heart are called_________?

• Valves

• Ventricles

• Atrium

• Arteries

The two lower chambers of the heart are called_________?

• Valves

• Veins

• Atrium

• Ventricles

Heart failure is define as_______________?

• A chronic condition where your heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's oxygen demands.

• A chronic condition where the heart can pump enough blood but sometimes it fails a little bit.

• An acute condition where the heart is smaller in size than it should be.

• A normal part of aging.

A normal ejection fraction is _____________?

• < 40%

• 50-70%

• 41-49%

• 1-10%

An ejection fraction compares______ to _________ ?

• Systolic heart failure to diastolic heart failure.

• The amount of blood that comes in from the veins to the amount that goes through the arteries.

• The amount of blood in the heart to the amount of blood pumped out.

• The thickness of the ventricle to the flow of blood.

Common causes of heart failure include ___________?

• Hypertension

• Coronary Artery Disease

• Valvular Disease

• Heart Rhythm Disorders

Rapid weight changes, swelling of feet/ankles, shortness of breath, trouble lying flat, feeling lightheaded, rapid/irregular heartbeat are___________?

• Causes of heart failure

• Symptoms of heart failure

• Normal changes related to the heart

• Symptoms of diabetes

This type of heart failure is characterized by a weak and thin left ventricle that is unable to pump blood normally causing fluid to back up into the lungs. The ejection fraction is reduced.

• Valvular

• Diastolic

• Atrial

• Systolic

This type of heart failure is characterized by the heart muscle becoming thick and stiff causing it to be unable to relax and the ventricles are unable to fill properly. Ejection fraction is normal.

• Diastolic

• Atrial

• Valvular

• Systolic

Heart failure is a normal part of aging?

• True

• In some cases

• False

• Maybe