Which one of the following is best described as the heart's inability 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 metabolic demands of the body.Pulmonary congestion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the lungs.A 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.

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