backward failure
backward failure
Heart failure attributed to increased filling pressure of the ventricles due to obstruction, as occurs with mitral or tricuspid stenosis, which causes increased venous pressure with congestion. The clinical relevance of backward failure is uncertain.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
backward failure
Cardiology Heart failure attributed to ↑ filling pressure of the ventricles, due to obstruction, as occurs with mitral or tricuspid stenosis, which causes ↑ venous pressure with congestion, ie backward failure. Cf Forward failure.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.