How to Treat Right Heart Failure. Tips for Clinicians in Everyday Practice

Heart Fail Clin. 2023 Jan;19(1):125-135. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.08.022.

Abstract

In recent years, several observations reported that intolerance of physical exertion and other cardinal symptoms in heart failure (HF) are closely related to the functionality of the right ventricular (RV), regardless of left heart. It has been demonstrated that the RV dysfunction complicates the course, aggravates the quality of life, and increases the mortality of HF patients. The present review is aimed to report tips physicians about the current therapeutic management of right HF during acute stage and chronic phase, shedding light on the RV and its failure and providing physicians with essential information for everyday clinical practice.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Heart failure; Prognosis; Right ventricle; Right ventricle heart failure; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Heart Failure* / complications
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Quality of Life
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right* / complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right* / therapy