Key result
Review details essential RV anatomy, systolic function, and hemodynamic adaptations in health and disease.
Why the study?
The physiology and hemodynamic functions of the right ventricle differ considerably from those of the left ventricle, requiring detailed review to understand these differences in normal and disease states.
This review highlights the distinct physiological and hemodynamic characteristics of the right ventricle in both normal and disease states.
Consolidates RV physiology for clinical reference; leaves open prospective validation of assessment tools in disease.
The physiology and hemodynamic functions of the right ventricle in normal and disease states differ considerably from those of the left ventricle. To illuminate these differences, the right ventricle's essential functions in the normal circulation are reviewed, its functional anatomy and blood supply are described, principles and methods of systolic function assessment are discussed, and hemodynamic adaptations to selected diseases causing chronic right-side volume and pressure overload are highlighted.
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Forrester A. Lee (1992) conducted a review in Right ventricular physiology and hemodynamics in normal and disease states. This review highlights the essential functions, functional anatomy, blood supply, systolic function assessment, and hemodynamic adaptations of the right ventricle in normal and disease states.
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