CE LESSONS

Heart Failure: An overview for the Community Pharmacists

March 2013
Heart failure (HF) is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body.(1) This can result from any structural or functional disorder of the heart that impairs its ability to either eject blood (systole) or fill up with blood (diastole). Regardless of the underlying cause,HF manifests as decreased exercise tolerance, characterized by shortness of breath and fatigue, and fluid retention, characterized by peripheral edema and pulmonary congestion.
2.0 CE Credit
This CE is produced by Pharmacy Practice through an unrestricted educational grant from Mylan.
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