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Fig. 10.1 Upper left and right; LV D-shape and LV mitral filling pattern (LV relaxation disturbance) in a patient (age of 40 years) with pressure overloaded RV due to PAH….

Fig. 5.1 (a) Prenatal ultrasound performed in a fetus of 30 gestational weeks depicts a four-chamber view with a tripartite right ventricle. (b) Two weeks later in the 32 gestational…

Fig. 17.1 Kaplan–Meier plots for all-cause mortality (a) and HF hospitalization (b) by RV ejection fraction categories [11]. (with permission Meyer P, Filippatos GS, Ahmed MI, et al. Effects of…

Fig. 13.1 Hemodynamic stress causes morphological changes of the heart and the central vessels which are initially adaptive (upper box). These factors affect the fate of the myocardial cells (lower…

Fig. 8.1 Schematic representation of the normal cardiovascular circulation (a), shunted palliation (b), and Fontan circulation (c). (a) Normal circulation: the pulmonary circulation (P) is connected in series with the…

Fig. 15.1 A consistent relationship between increases in pulmonary artery pressures and cardiac output during exercise. Echocardiographic estimates of pulmonary artery pressures (PAP)—panels (a) and (b)—demonstrate a near-linear relationship between…

Fig. 22.1 Surgical procedure to place pulmonary artery banding. Pulmonary artery is dissected free from the aorta (a) white arrow and then a silk thread is positioned behind the pulmonary…

Fig. 21.1 Extracorporeal RV assist devices. (a) Centrimag impeller and pump (video by Thoratec Corp.). (b) BioMedicus pump and circuits for RV support alone (left) and biventricular support (right). Adapted…

Fig. 14.1 Pulmonary venous and arterial remodeling in left heart disease. This schematic puts the emphasis on the damaged lung capillaries Hypothesis of the Lung Circulation and the Heart as…

Fig. 9.1 Mechanisms of acute RV failure. Acute RVF frequently is multifactorial and includes a number of pathological conditions that result in reductions in RV contractility and preload, in addition…