AV fistula?,”Arteriovenous fistula causes high-output cardiac failure by shunting blood from the arterial to venous side

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AV fistula?,”Arteriovenous fistula causes high-output cardiac failure by shunting blood from the arterial to venous side

thereby increasing cardiac preload. The patient develops heart failure despite maintaining a normal or high cardiac output because the circulation is unable to meet the oxygen demand of the peripheral tissues.”