Francois Haddad
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New insights for the diagnosis and management of right ventricular failure, from molecular imaging to targeted right ventricular therapy.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010; (2): 131-40
Despite the recognition of a critical role of the right ventricle (RV) in many aspects of cardiovascular medicine, there has been surprisingly little interest in right ventricular-targeted imaging and therapeutic approaches. Compared with the left ventricle, the RV has a different embryologic origin, undergoes a dramatic change during the transition from the fetal to the adult circulation and normally operates in a low resistance or impedance arterial system. Here, we review new insights on the pathophysiology, assessment and management of right ventricular failure.
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