Mechanisms of right heart disease in pulmonary hypertension (2017 Grover Conference Series)

Current dogma is that pathological hypertrophy of the right ventricle is a direct consequence of pulmonary vascular remodeling. However, progression of right ventricle dysfunction is not always lung-dependent. Increased afterload caused by pulmonary vascular remodeling initiates the right ventricle...

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Main Authors: Kewal Asosingh, Serpil Erzurum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045893217753121