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A 63-year-old man, who has been suffering from chronic diffuse obstructive pulmonary emphysema for 15 years, died of progressive heart failure. Autopsy shows nutmeg liver cirrhosis, cyanotic induration of kidneys and spleen, ascites, and edemas of the lower limbs. What type of heart failure can be characterized by such changes in the internal organs?

Answer options

  1. Acute right ventricular failure
  2. Chronic atrial failure
  3. Chronic heart failure
  4. Acute left ventricular failure
  5. Acute global heart failure
Correct answer

Chronic heart failure

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