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Biventricular Assessment of Cardiac Function and Pressure-Volume Loops by Closed-Chest Catheterization in Mice
Published on: June 15, 2020
Capability of the right ventricle
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec.
Abstract:
This article reviews the limitations of the right ventricle in certain clinical settings. There is doubt whether the right ventricle can do systemic work for a lifetime. The right ventricle maintains its output with difficulty after an acute increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Under certain conditions a reasonable life can be pursued without a right ventricle and systemic blood draining directly into the lungs.
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