Faces of Right Ventricular Failure, an Issue of Cardiology Clinics: Volume 30-2

ISBN-13: 9781455738380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 960 str.

James A. Goldstein; Jonathan D. Rich

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Although heart failure typically begins with the left side of the heart, it is also important for cardiologists to understand right-sided heart failure, which is the inability of the right side of the heart to adequately pump venous blood into the pulmonary circulation. Right heart failure causes a back-up of fluid in the body, resulting in swelling and edema. This issue covers the normal right ventricle (RV), imaging of the RV, RV failure in a variety of settings, and tratmen tof RV failure, including interventions.