The right ventricle in tetralogy of Fallot: adaptation to sequential loading

• Main Authors: Rahi S. Alipour Symakani (Author), Wouter J. van Genuchten (Author), Lotte M. Zandbergen (Author), Surya Henry (Author), Yannick J. H. J. Taverne (Author), Daphne Merkus (Author), Willem A. Helbing (Author), Beatrijs Bartelds (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Right ventricular dysfunction is a major determinant of outcome in patients with complex congenital heart disease, as in tetralogy of Fallot. In these patients, right ventricular dysfunction emerges after initial pressure overload and hypoxemia, which is followed by chronic volume overload due to pu...