… of acute right ventricular (RV) failure. Patients should be assessed for acute cause of
increased RV afterload or decreased contractility, such as pulmonary embolism or right-sided …

… that affect right ventricular preload, afterload or left ventricular … RV, causing ischaemia and
right ventricular failure (RVF). As … , improving right ventricular contractility and right coronary …

… words right ventricle, right ventricular failure, pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, shock, acute
lung … that are currently used or actively investigated in the treatment of the acutely failing RV. …

… Acute right ventricular (RV) failure is a complex clinical … disproportionately focused on the
failing left ventricle, but recently the … Right ventricular mechanics and function are altered in the …

… management of right ventricular failure must consider the unique properties of the right
ventricle and … approach to patients with acute failure of the right ventricle including strategies for …

… stages of acute right ventricular failure (RVF). a RVF may affect a sub-pulmonic (by far the
most common) or the systemic ventricle in transposition of the great arteries. Failed Fontan …

… Caring for the critically ill patient with acute right ventricle (RV) failure is a diagnostic and
management challenge. A thorough understanding of normal RV anatomy and physiology is …

… Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist
device: incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010; 139…

… importance of right ventricular function.[1] However, the right ventricle (RV) has received little
attention in the past, with cardiology dealing mostly with the diseases of the left ventricle (LV…

… pressure overload and contractile abnormalities of the right ventricular free wall… right
ventricular physiology. This review will focus on the pathophysiology of acute right ventricular failure …