title: Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery: management strategies.
abstract: Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery is a difficult clinical dilemma. We review the physiology of right ventricular failure in addition to current management strategies to address it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itagaki
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hosseinian
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varghese
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents