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Importance of Extra-Cardiac Manifestations of Right Heart Failure Using Bedside Ultrasound

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Organ ischemia in the context of right ventricular dysfunction are the result of the profound hemodynamic alterations caused by a decrease in cardiac output and an elevation in central venous pressure. Performing a focused extra-cardiac ultrasound examination can reveal the impact of right ventricular failure by identifying signs of venous congestion in distal organs and might provide clinically relevant information to personalise management.

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Abbreviations

ARDS:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

CI:

Collapsibility index

CVP:

Central venous pressure

EVLW:

Extravascular lung water

ICP:

Intra-cranial pressure

IJV:

Internal jugular vein

IVC:

Inferior vena cava

MCA:

Middle cerebral artery

PF:

Pulsatility fraction

PI:

Pulsatility index

RAP:

Right atrial pressure

TAPSE:

Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion

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Beaubien-Souligny, W., Bouabdallaoui, N., Denault, A. (2018). Importance of Extra-Cardiac Manifestations of Right Heart Failure Using Bedside Ultrasound. In: Dumitrescu, S., Ţintoiu, I., Underwood, M. (eds) Right Heart Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73764-5_40

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