The scenario
Illustrates the pathophysiologic progression of heart failure: cardiac insult leads to reduced cardiac output, triggering compensatory mechanisms (sympathetic activation, RAAS, remodeling) that cause adverse hemodynamic effects and worsen output, creating a vicious cycle culminating in end-stage failure.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
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Compensatory mechanisms activation
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Chronic loop versus decompensation
Medical education, clinical decision support, and understanding the pathophysiology of chronic heart failure.
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