The nurse is reviewing data collected on a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse realize is at risk for high-output heart failure?

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High-output heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to meet the body's increased demands for cardiac output despite normal or elevated preload and contractility. One of the causes is chronic anemia which reduces oxygen-carrying capacity and thus increases heart rate and cardiac output to maintain oxygenation. The other options do not specifically indicate an increased demand for cardiac output.

The Nurse Is Reviewing Data Collected on a Group of Patients