(1) The document discusses heart failure, including its definition, signs and symptoms, and classification systems.
(2) It describes the pathophysiology of heart failure, including factors that affect cardiac output and the ways the body compensates, such as neurohormonal changes that increase heart rate and blood volume.
(3) The causes, progression, and complications of heart failure are explained, such as venous congestion, edema, and pulmonary edema. The document also covers cardiac pathology seen in heart failure.
2. Heart Failure (HF):
Definition
A state in which the heart is unable to pump
sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the
body’s needs.
Signs and symptoms- shortness of breath,
excessive tiredness, etc.
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14. New York Heart Association (NYHA)
Classification
Class
% of
Patients
Symptoms
I 35%
II 35%
III 25%
IV 5%
No symptoms or limitations duringordinary
activity.
Mild symptoms and slight limitationsduring
ordinary activity.
Marked limitations even duringminimal
activity. Comfortable only atrest.
Severelimitations. Showsymptoms even at
rest.
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Responses of the Body
Neurohormonal compensation
Cardiac compensation
Systemic compensation
16. Changes
S
ympathetic
activity
Favorable effect
HR,contractility,
vasoconst. V
return, filling
Salt & water
retention Vreturn
Renin-Angiotensin-
Aldosterone
System
Vasopressin Sameeffect
ILs&TNF
Endothelin
Myocardial hypertrophy
Vasoconstriction V
return
Unfavor. effect
Arteriolar
constriction
Afterload
Vasoconstriction
Afterload
Sameeffect
Apoptosis
Afterload
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(1) Neurohormonal Changes
17. Theheart tries to compensate forthe
lossin pumping function by:
(2) Compensation by the Heart
Functional change
Pumping faster
Enlarging
Developing more musclemass
(hypertrophy)
Structural change
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Normal
Concentric Ecentric
(2) Cardiac Compensation
(Myocardial hypertrophy)
T
ype Cause
Thickness of
ventricularwall
Volumeof
ventricle
Concentric Pressure
Nor
hypertrophy
Eccentric
hypertrophy
overload
Volume
overload
22. 3) Increase of Red Blood Cells
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Cardiac output
↓
Renalblood flow
↓
Synthesisand release of erythropoietin (EPO)
↓
Production of red blood cells
↓
Oxygensupply to the tissues
23. 4) Ability of tissues to utilize O2 ↑
HF→chronic hypoxia→
• Quantity of mitochondria and their surface area↑
• Quantity and activities of enzymesinthe
respiratory chain ↑ →ATP↑
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24. a. Lossof cardiomyocytes
b. Metabolic dysfunction
c. Disorder of excitation-contractioncoupling
d. Reducedventricular compliance
Pathogenesis of Heart Failure
26. Disorder of Myocardial Energy Metabolism
Impaired energy production
TCAcycledysfunction
Decreased generation of AcetylCoA
(Vit B1deficiency, diabetes)
Reducedenergy storage
Impaired energy utilization
Hydrolysis of ATP↓
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(A) ↓ uptake, storage and release of Ca2+ by SR.
(B) ↓ influx of extracellular Ca2+.
(C) Dysfunction of Ca2+ binding to troponin.
Dysfunction in Excitation-Contraction Coupling
34. Microscopically
• There is increase in size of individual muscle fibres. There may be
multiple minute foci of degenerative changes and necrosis in the
hypertrophied myocardium.
• These changes appear to arise as a result of relative hypoxia of the
hypertrophied muscle as the blood supply is inadequate to meet
the demands of the increased fibre size.
• Ventricular hypertrophy renders the inner part of the myocardium
more liable to ischaemia.
37. Hypertrophy of the myocardium without dilatation is referred to as
concentric, and when associated with dilatation is called eccentric.
Gross
• Thickness of the left ventricular wall (excluding trabeculae carneae
and papillary muscles) above 15 mm is indicative of significant
hypertrophy.
• In concentric hypertrophy, the lumen of the chamber is smaller than
usual, while in eccentric hypertrophy the lumen is dilated.
• In pure hypertrophy, the papillary muscles and trabeculae carneae
are rounded and enlarged, while in hypertrophy with dilatation these
are flattened.
A, Concentric cardiac hypertrophy. Weight of the heart is increased. The chambers opened up at the apex show concentric thickening of left ventricular wall (white arrow) with obliterated lumen (hypertrophy without dilatation). B, Eccentic cardiac hypertrophy. The heart is heavier. The free left ventricular wall is thickened (black arrow) while the lumen is dilated (white arrow) (hypertrophy with dilatation).