Systemic Consequences of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure

Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure.

Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure at Presentation in Grave's Disease

A young female presented with evidence of right-sided heart failure and was subsequently found to have significant pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Because of her normal left ventricular function and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, the most probable site of etiology seemed to be the pulmonary vasculature. All the common possible secondary causes of PAH were ruled out, but during the inv...

General IntroductIon Pulmonary arterIal HyPertensIon and rIGHt Heart FaIlure

Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular function in advanced heart failure.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are frequently encountered in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Both conditions aggravate prognosis and influence clinical decisions. Echocardiography is the screening tool of choice for pulmonary pressures and RV function, although invasive assessment of PH is necessary when advanced therapies are considered. Reversibi...

Pulmonary hypertension and predominant right heart failure in thyrotoxicosis.

In this report we discuss a patient with predominant right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, caused by thyrotoxicosis due to Graves disease, which deteriorated to asystole, due to amiodarone administration for rapid atrial fibrillation.