A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology:

Systolic heart failure: left ventricle is enlarged; can’t push hard enough. Diastolic heart failure: both ventricles are enlarged and inelastic (animation 1) Types of heart failure: left side v. right side. Left-sided heart failure (Fig. 5.16) Resistance in arteries (atherosclerosis, etc.) Backup of fluid in lungs: pulmonary edema, shortness ... ................
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