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do whites or African americans have a higher incidence of HF?
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African americans |
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how many stages of HF are there? |
4 |
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what are the common causes of HF? |
coronary artery disease and uncontrolled hypertension |
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why does congestion develop in HF?
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b/c the heart is unable to move blood as quickly as it should
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what does the right heart pump do?
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receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation |
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what does the left-sided heart pump do?
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it receives blood from the lungs and pumps it out to the body |
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what side of the heart typically fails first? |
the left side |
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what happens when the left ventricle cannot contract correctly? |
some of the blood is left in the ventricle |
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what is primary right-sided heart failure often caused by? |
chronic pulmonary disease |
