Heart failure Definition The ability of the left ventricle to function as one of the body’s two main pumping chambers depends on how efficiently it ejects and subsequently fills with oxygenated blood. This implicit duality indicates that heart failure may…
Heart failure Definition The ability of the left ventricle to function as one of the body’s two main pumping chambers depends on how efficiently it ejects and subsequently fills with oxygenated blood. This implicit duality indicates that heart failure may…
Case Synopsis An 80-year-old man with previous abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair presents with abrupt-onset back pain starting 1 hour ago. He is alert, diaphoretic, tachycardic, and hypertensive. He is given oxygen, nitroglycerin, and morphine. He was found to have…