The Right Heart in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Summary of "The Right Heart in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease."
Right ventricular dysfunction is not uncommon in adults with congenital heart disease. In congenital heart disease, unlike acquired heart disease, the right ventricle is not always the subpulmonary ventricle: it may support the systemic circulation as it does in patients with transposition complexes. The result is chronic right ventricular pressure overload. In contrast, pulmonary valve regurgitation -a frequent problem after surgical repair of the tetralogy of Fallot- imposes a volume overload on the right ventricle. Over time, both conditions may lead to right ventricular dysfunction and often this becomes a major clinical concern. Clearly, a thorough understanding of right ventricular anatomy and physiology is a necessity for those caring for patients with congenital heart disease. This article provides an overview of right ventricular morphology and the adverse effects of right ventricular dysfunction in adults with congenital heart disease.
Affiliation
Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension. Royal Brompton Hospital. Londres. Reino Unido.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Revista espanola de cardiologia
ISSN: 1579-2242
Pages: 1070-1086
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20804703
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
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Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Occlusion of the outflow tract in either the LEFT VENTRICLE or the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart. This may result from CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS, predisposing heart diseases, complications of surgery, or HEART NEOPLASMS.
Heart Rupture
Disease-related laceration or tearing of tissues of the heart, including the free-wall MYOCARDIUM; HEART SEPTUM; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; and any of the HEART VALVES. Pathological rupture usually results from myocardial infarction (HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION).
Endocardial Fibroelastosis
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Fetal Heart
The heart of the fetus of any viviparous animal. It refers to the heart in the postembryonic period and is differentiated from the embryonic heart (HEART/embryology) only on the basis of time.
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