The right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a term used to classify a variety of conditions that share in common an injury to the pulmonary vasculature that produces elevations in pulmonary arterial pressure. However, it is the integrity of right ventricular function, rather than the degree of vascular...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Coronary artery disease 2005-02, Vol.16 (1), p.13-18
Hauptverfasser:	Chin, Kelly M, Kim, Nick H.S, Rubin, Lewis J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac Output Chronic Disease Drug Therapy, Combination Epoprostenol - therapeutic use Female Heart Failure - etiology Heart Failure - physiopathology Heart Function Tests Heart Ventricles - anatomy & histology Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - complications Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Male Prognosis Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Stroke Volume - physiology Sulfonamides - therapeutic use Survival Rate Treatment Outcome Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - complications Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - diagnosis Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - drug therapy Ventricular Function
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Zusammenfassung:	Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a term used to classify a variety of conditions that share in common an injury to the pulmonary vasculature that produces elevations in pulmonary arterial pressure. However, it is the integrity of right ventricular function, rather than the degree of vascular injury, that is the major determinant of symptoms and survival in PAH. The article will review the normal structure and function of the right ventricle and summarize the impact of PAH and its treatments on right ventricular function.
ISSN:	0954-6928 1473-5830
DOI:	10.1097/00019501-200502000-00003