CCP Podcast 103: Acute Right Heart Failure

 January 31

by Jonathan Downham

The right ventricle is often overlooked in critical care in favour of the attention to the left side of the heart. But acute right heart failure is important and today on the podcast we discuss its implications for critical care.
My guest is Barbara McLean, a critical care nurse practitioner from Atlanta, GA. You can follow her on twitter @criticalbarbara or her website at www.barbaramclean.com.
Repessé et al. Acute Cor Pulmonale in ARDS, 2015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25560864
Chemla et al. Haemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension, 2002
Haddad, et al. Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular Disease, 2008
Mebazza, et al. Acute right ventricular failure - from pathophysiology to new treatments, 2004
Jardin, et al. Monitoring of right‐sided heart function, 2005
McLean, et al. Hemodynamics of Acute Right Heart Failure in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2015

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