Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Redington, Andrew N. (Editor), Arsdell, Glen S. Van (Editor), Anderson, Robert H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Pediatrics.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

A decade ago the right heart had been ignored in terms of its functional contribution to the circulation in acquired and congenital heart disease. While it remains a popular characterization, our understanding of right heart hemodynamics and pathophysiology, and their contribution to cardiac disease...