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Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function in Experimental Models of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Published on: June 27, 2025
Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular remodeling in HFpEF and HFrEF
Stefano Ghio1, Claudia Raineri2, Laura Scelsi2
1Division of Cardiology, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. s.ghio@smatteo.pv.it.
Abstract:
Right ventricular function has long been neglected by heart failure specialists. We have now learnt that it is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality in all patients with heart failure, regardless of the degree of left ventricular dysfunction. Importantly, right ventricular function is tightly linked with pulmonary hypertension, and only a thorough understanding of how the right ventricle couples with the pulmonary circulation can provide an improved knowledge of the pathophysiology and possibly a more efficient treatment and a better prognosis in patients with heart failure.
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