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Right Heart Failure

last updated: December 1, 2016

Orlando Debesa

Right Ventricular Anatomy

Right Heart Failure - S/Sx

Right Heart Failure - ECHO

Medical and Surgical treatment of Acute Right Ventricular Failure

General

  • RVF after LVAD = poor prognosis

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Determinants of Right Ventricular Function:

  • RV contractility

    • anatomy​

    • systolic interaction

    • RV function of lateral wall

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  • RV afterload

    • compliance​

    • wave reflections

    • inertia of blood during ejection

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  • RV function

    • RV functional area change​

    • RV ejection fraction (MRI)

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