Abstract
Right ventricular necrosis frequently accompanies left ventricular infarction. Isolated right ventricular infarction is rare, only observed in approximately 3% of hearts in autopsy studies [1]. Clinically, inferoposterior myocardial infarction is the most frequent association; but in patients who succumb due to cardiogenic shock, left ventricular anterior wall myocardial infarction occurs with higher frequency. Although right ventricular infarction is relatively common, a severe low-output state with or without clinical features of cardiogenic shock occurs only in about 10% of patients. In this brief review, the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and pharmacologic management of low-output state will be described.
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Chatterjee, K. (1991). Acute Right Ventricular Infarction: Pathogenesis of Low Systemic Output and Therapeutic Implications. In: Lewis, B.S., Kimchi, A. (eds) Heart Failure Mechanisms and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58231-8_14
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