Diseases

Right Ventricular Dysfunction

A condition in which the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usually leads to HEART FAILURE or MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, and other cardiovascular complications. Diagnosis is made by measuring the diminished ejection fraction and a depressed level of motility of the right ventricular wall.

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A condition in which the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usually leads to HEART FAILURE or MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, and other cardiovascular complications. Diagnosis is made by measuring the diminished ejection fraction and a depressed level of motility of the right ventricular wall.

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  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
  • Dysfunction, Right Ventricular
  • Dysfunctions, Right Ventricular
  • Right Ventricular Dysfunctions
  • Ventricular Dysfunctions, Right

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Right Ventricular Dysfunction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018497. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018497
  2. Right Ventricular Dysfunction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55040292