forward failure
forward failure
A concept that refers to decreased cardiac output related to decreased renal blood flow, and altered glomerular filtration with retention of salt and water.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
forward failure
Cardiology A concept that refers to ↓ cardiac output due to ↓ renal blood flow, and altered glomerular filtration with retention of salt and water, causing a secondary ↑ in blood volume. Cf Backward failure.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.