Haemodynamics and treatment of right ventricular infarction.
In this article 2 cases of myocardial infarction with haemodynamically dominant right ventricular infarction are reported. The incidence and significance of the condition are discussed. The use of haemodynamic monitoring in diagnosis and management is stressed and the response to fluid therapy, either alone or together with inotropic drugs, is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis
D003911:Dextrans; D007545:Isoproterenol