Your patient is an 84-year-old male with difficulty breathing and peripheral edema.He tells you he has been suffering for many years with "heart failure" and his condition is worsening,especially with trouble breathing at night.Your knowledge of cardiovascular physiology suggests that his condition could have resulted from the failure of either the right or left side of his heart.Which chamber of the heart is the strongest,most muscular part of the heart and is primarily responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?

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The left ventricle is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart which is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Therefore, it is more likely that the patient's symptoms are due to left-sided heart failure.

Your Patient Is an 84-Year-Old Male with Difficulty Breathing and Peripheral