NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
What is Heart Failure?
Options
- AA state of heart when it is pumping blood effectively
- BA symptom of acute chest pain
- CA disease where the heart is not pumping blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs
- DA disease characterized by congestion of the lungs
Correct answer
C. A disease where the heart is not pumping blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs
Step-by-step solution
Heart failure means the state of heart when it is not pumping blood effectively enough to meet the needs of the body . It is sometimes called congestive heart failure because congestion of the lungs is one of the main symptoms of this disease. Heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) or a heart attack (when the heart muscle is suddenly damaged by an inadequate blood supply).