Fast Five Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Key Aspects of Heart Failure

Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI; Jeffrey J. Hsu, MD

December 19, 2022

Heart failure (HF) is the pathophysiologic state in which the heart, via an abnormality of cardiac function, fails to pump blood at a rate appropriate for the requirements of the metabolizing tissues or is only able to do so with an elevated diastolic filling pressure. HF is a worldwide problem that affects > 64 million individuals. Risk factors vary substantially. One-year mortality rates vary around the globe and increase following a hospitalization for decompensated HF.

The most common cause of heart failure in industrialized countries is ischemic cardiomyopathy; other causes, such as Chagas disease and valvular cardiomyopathy, assume a more important role in developing countries. In developing nations that have become more urbanized and more affluent, eating a more processed diet and leading a more sedentary lifestyle have resulted in an increased rate of HF, diabetes, and hypertension.

Are you familiar with the key aspects of HF? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

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Cite this: Yasmine S. Ali, Jeffrey J. Hsu. Fast Five Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Key Aspects of Heart Failure - Medscape - Dec 19, 2022.

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