The nurse is performing an assessment of a client. Which should the nurse recognize as a noncardiac risk factor for heart failure?
A)Myocardial Infarction
B)Hypertension
C)Hyperthyroidism
D)Congenital Heart Defects.

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A)Heart failure may be caused by acute cardiac events such as myocardial function, conditions causing increased cardiac workload (hypertension, congenital defects), or noncardiac conditions, such as hyperthyroidism.
B)Heart failure may be caused by acute cardiac events such as myocardial function, conditions causing increased cardiac workload (hypertension, congenital defects), or noncardiac conditions, such as hyperthyroidism.
C)Heart failure may be caused by acute cardiac events such as myocardial function, conditions causing increased cardiac workload (hypertension, congenital defects), or noncardiac conditions, such as hyperthyroidism.
D)Heart failure may be caused by acute cardiac events such as myocardial function, conditions causing increased cardiac workload (hypertension, congenital defects), or noncardiac conditions, such as hyperthyroidism.

The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment of a Client