title: Management of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in the intensive care unit.
abstract: Management of acute right ventricular failure, both with and without coexisting pulmonary hypertension, is a common challenge encountered in the intensive care setting. Both right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension portend a poor prognosis, regardless of the underlying cause and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The right ventricle is embryologically distinct from the left ventricle and has unique morphologic and functional properties. Management of right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension in the intensive care setting requires tailored hemodynamic management, pharmacotherapy, and often mechanical circulatory support. Unfortunately, our understanding of the management of right ventricular failure lags behind that of the left ventricle. In this review, we will explore the underlying pathophysiology of the failing right ventricle and pulmonary vasculature in patients with and without pulmonary hypertension and discuss management strategies based on evidence-based studies as well as our current understanding of the underlying physiology.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, jonathan.grinstein@uchospitals.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grinstein
authors.forename: Mardi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomberg-Maitland
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
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