Multiple Choice
Congestive heart failure is
A) a condition caused by sustained abnormally high blood pressure.
B) the thickening of artery walls by deposits of fatty substances.
C) a condition caused by the heart's inability to maintain its regular pumping force.
D) severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart.
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