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Heart Failure (part 1)

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Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.

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This video is part 1 on heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure. It explains heart failure as occurring when the heart muscle does not pump blood as well as it should, and describes conditions such as narrowed arteries in the heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood pressure gradually leaving the heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.

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  • Heart failure (congestive heart failure) is defined
  • The heart muscle not pumping blood as well as it should is explained
  • Coronary artery disease and high blood pressure as contributing conditions are described
  • The heart becoming too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently is described

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This video presents “Heart Failure (part 1)” — Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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