TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Treatment of Heart Failure A1 - Ciccone, Charles D. A1 - Bednarek, Melissa L. A1 - Miller, Kenneth L. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 5e AB - Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump a sufficient quantity of blood to meet the needs of peripheral tissues.1,2 Essentially, the heart’s pumping ability has been compromised by some form of myocardial disease or dysfunction. The congestive aspect of heart failure arises from the tendency for fluid to accumulate (backs up) in the lungs and peripheral tissues because the heart is unable to maintain forward movement of blood flow. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1188529658 ER -