Monitoring a Mystery: The Unknown Right Ventricle during Left Ventricular Unloading with Impella in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

Monitoring a Mystery: The Unknown Right Ventricle during Left Ventricular Unloading with Impella in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

<b>Background</b>: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction or failure occurs in more than 30% of patients in cardiogenic shock (CS). However, the importance of timely diagnosis of prognostically relevant impairment of RV function is often underestimated. Moreover, data regarding the impact of...

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Main Authors: Birgit Markus, Julian Kreutz, Giorgios Chatzis, Styliani Syntila, Maryana Choukeir, Bernhard Schieffer, Nikolaos Patsalis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cardiogenic shock
left ventricular Impella
right ventricular function
predictors of RV function
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/5/1265

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