Which of the following is a heart condition which increases stress on the heart?

Pnuemonia

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Hypertension

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Cardiac Arrest

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Leukemia

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Solution

The correct option is B
Hypertension

Hypertension is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure present in the arteries is actually higher than it should be. This pushes the heart to work harder than its normal rate to circulate blood through the blood vessels.

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Cardiac arrest is a condition where_____

Go through the following statements:

(i) The stroke volume multiplied by heart rate gives the cardiac output.

(ii) The second heart sound is associated with the closure of semilunar valves.

(iii) Heart failure is the same as cardiac arrest or a heart attack.

Which of these are correct?

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