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    Pathophysiology of CHF

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    The document summarizes the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure (CHF). It lists common causes like myocardial infarction and hypertension. It then describes how a large infarct can activate baroreflexes, increasing blood return to the damaged heart. This leads to constriction of downstream arteries and blood accumulating in the heart, overstretching cardiac muscle cells. Eventually, this decreases heart contractility and causes ventricular hypertrophy, resulting in ineffective pumping and congestion - the defining features of CHF.

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    The document summarizes the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure (CHF). It lists common causes like myocardial infarction and hypertension. It then describes how a large infarct can activate baroreflexes, increasing blood return to the damaged heart. This leads to constriction of downstream arteries and blood accumulating in the heart, overstretching cardiac muscle cells. Eventually, this decreases heart contractility and causes ventricular hypertrophy, resulting in ineffective pumping and congestion - the defining features of CHF.

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    The document summarizes the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure (CHF). It lists common causes like myocardial infarction and hypertension. It then describes how a large infarct can activate baroreflexes, increasing blood return to the damaged heart. This leads to constriction of downstream arteries and blood accumulating in the heart, overstretching cardiac muscle cells. Eventually, this decreases heart contractility and causes ventricular hypertrophy, resulting in ineffective pumping and congestion - the defining features of CHF.

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    Pathophysiology of CHF

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    Lance Marquez
    The document summarizes the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure (CHF). It lists common causes like myocardial infarction and hypertension. It then describes how a large infarct can activate baroreflexes, increasing blood return to the damaged heart. This leads to constriction of downstream arteries and blood accumulating in the heart, overstretching cardiac muscle cells. Eventually, this decreases heart contractility and causes ventricular hypertrophy, resulting in ineffective pumping and congestion - the defining features of CHF.

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    Pathophysiology of CHF Causes: MI infarct Hypertension Atherosclerosis

    Ventricular LSHF/RSHF

    Very large infarct

    Subse uent acti!ation of baroreceptor refle"es

    Increase# bloo# return to the #a$age# heart

    Constriction of the #o%nstrea$ arteries an# arterioles

    &loo# accu$ulates in the heart '!erstretching of car#iac $uscle cells

    CARDIOMEGA LY (ecrease# heart contractility

    VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY

    Ineffecti!e pu$ping $echanis$ of the heart to e)ect bloo# it is recei!ing

    Congestion of bloo# in the heart CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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