The Right Heart

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gaine, Sean P. (Editor), Naeije, Robert (Editor), Peacock, Andrew John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

This comprehensive book describes  the structure, function and imaging of the normal right heart both at rest and under the stresses of high altitude and exercise. It continues with a detailed examination of the pathophysiology and pathobiology of right heart dysfunction, both in experimental models...

Table of Contents:

• Physiology, Pathology and Pathobiology
• Imaging the Right Heart
• Causes of Right Heart dysfunction
• Treatment of Right Heart Dysfunction.