(PDF) Right Heart Pathology – From Mechanism to Management by Dumitrescu

This is the PDF eBook version for Right Heart Pathology – From Mechanism to Management by Silviu Ionel Dumitrescu, Ion C. Tintoiu, Malcolm John Underwood

Table of Contents

Morphogenesis of the Right Heart.- Molecular, and Cellular Biology.- Right Ventricular Normal Function.- Effect of Endurance sport.- Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction.- Hypertrophy and dilatation, markers of dysfunction.- Physiopathology.- Acute Right Heart Failure.- Chronic Right Heart Failure.- Systemic Consequences of Right Ventricular Failure.- Congenital Heart Disease and Right Heart.- Primary and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension.- Tricuspid Valve Pathology.- Right Atrium and Ventricle in Cardiac Pacing.- Right Heart in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia.- Left Heart Pathology and Right Ventricle Function.- Myocardial infarction of the right ventricle.- Pulmonary Disease and Right Ventricular Function.- Arrhythmias in Right Heart Disease.- Pulmonary Thromboembolism.- Right ventricular disfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- Myxoma.- Primary Tumors.- Clinical Signs and Electrocardiography.- Chest x ray.- Transthoracic Echocardiography (3D and 4D).- Transoesophagial Echocardiography.- Echocardiographic assessment of the tricuspid valve/RV function.- Stress Test .- CT imaging.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Drugs Therapy.- Inhaled vasodilators in right heart failure.- Importance of the extra-cardiac manifestations of right heart failure using bedside ultrasound.- Interventional Procedures (Atrial Septostomy,Amplazer Devices, Balloon valvuloplasty).- Cardiac Surgery in noncongenital diseases.- Cardiac Surgery in congenital heart diseases.- Surgical Management of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation.- Re-Operative Tricuspid Valve Surgery; Challenges and Strategy.- Heart and Lung Transplant.- Type of support of RV.- Right Ventricular Disfunction in Cardiac Surgery.- Guidelines in Right Ventricular Failure.- Future Direction.