Right ventricular failure following cardiac surgery.
The management of right ventricular failure remains a significant challenge in cardiac surgery. To date, no single clinical study has encompassed all of the principles that can be called upon to manage this problem. This review deals with the physiological management components that may be of value to cardiac medical and surgical clinicians.
Vlahakes
Gus J
GJ
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street-BUL 119, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA. vlahakes.gus@mgh.harvard.edu
D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*