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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heart failure
1, record 1, English, heart%20failure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Textbooks commonly define heart failure as a condition in which the heart cannot pump an adequate supply of blood at normal filling pressures to meet the metabolic needs of the body. Clinicians and clinical investigators, however, define heart failure operationally as a syndrome in which ventricular dysfunction is accompanied by reduced exercise capacity. 1, record 1, English, - heart%20failure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cardiac failure
- cardiac insufficiency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- insuffisance cardiaque
1, record 1, French, insuffisance%20cardiaque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incapacité du cœur à assurer le débit cardiaque nécessaire aux besoins en O2 des différents tissus au repos et / ou à l'effort dans des conditions normales de pression. 1, record 1, French, - insuffisance%20cardiaque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- insuficiencia cardíaca
1, record 1, Spanish, insuficiencia%20card%C3%ADaca
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva 2, record 1, Spanish, insuficiencia%20card%C3%ADaca%20congestiva
feminine noun
- falla congestiva 2, record 1, Spanish, falla%20congestiva
feminine noun
- insuficiencia del miocardio 2, record 1, Spanish, insuficiencia%20del%20miocardio
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insuficiencia mecánica del corazón, de tal modo que la bomba fracasa en el mantenimiento de la circulación sanguínea, con el resultado del desarrollo de congestión y edema hísticos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - insuficiencia%20card%C3%ADaca
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