Which is best described as the inability of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood to the systemic circulation at normal filling pressures?
A) Pulmonary congestion
B) Congenital heart defect
C) Heart failure
D) Systemic venous congestion

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The definition of heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood to the systemic circulation at normal filling pressures to meet the body's metabolic demands. Pulmonary congestion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Congenital heart defect is a malformation of the heart present at birth. Systemic venous congestion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the systemic vasculature.

Which Is Best Described as the Inability of the Heart