Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery: management strategies

Shinobu Itagaki; Leila Hosseinian; Robin Varghese

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.08.001

Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery: management strategies

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Autumn;24(3):188-94. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.08.001.

Authors

Shinobu Itagaki¹, Leila Hosseinian, Robin Varghese

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.

PMID: 23200073
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.08.001

Abstract

Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery is a difficult clinical dilemma. We review the physiology of right ventricular failure in addition to current management strategies to address it.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Cardiotonic Agents / therapeutic use
Fluid Therapy
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Reoperation
Respiration, Artificial
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / therapy*
Ventricular Function, Right*

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Vasodilator Agents