During Heart Failure

question 177

Multiple Choice

During heart failure,

• A)the Frank-Starling curve shifts to the left
• B)the heart pumps out a smaller stroke volume than normal for a given EDV
• C)a compensatory increase in sympathetic activity increases the contractility of the heart to normal in the early stages of the disease
• D)both a and c occur
• E)both b and c occur

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