The right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension

被引:336
作者
Chin, KM [1 ]
Kim, NHS [1 ]
Rubin, LJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Sch Med, La Jolla, CA USA
关键词
right ventricular failure; right ventricle; pulmonary arterial hypertension; ventricular interdependence; prognosis;
D O I
10.1097/00019501-200502000-00003
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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. (C) 2005 Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
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