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The Right Heart

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Editors:
  1. Sean P. Gaine

    1. National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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  2. Robert Naeije

    1. Department of Cardiology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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  3. Andrew John Peacock

    1. Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Comprehensive review of the structure and function of the right heart

  • Discusses the role of the right heart within heart disease in general and lung disease in particular

  • Focuses on the clinical aspects of the management of these patients

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Normal and Abnormal Right Heart: Introduction to a Clinical Classification

    • Mandeep R. Mehra, Myung H. Park, Michael J. Landzberg, Aaron B. Waxman
    Pages 1-5

  3. Physiology, Pathology and Pathobiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Function of the Right Ventricle

      • Pia Trip, Nicolaas Westerhof, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
      Pages 9-18

    3. The Impact of Long-Term Endurance Sports on the Right Ventricle: Evidence for Exercise-Induced Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy

      • Hein Heidbuchel, André La Gerche
      Pages 19-33

    4. Right Ventricular Pathobiology

      • Evan L. Brittain, Anna R. Hemnes
      Pages 35-44

    5. Experimental Models

      • Wiebke Janssen, Ralph Theo Schermuly, Baktybek Kojonazarov
      Pages 45-67

  4. Imaging the Right Heart

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. MRI of the Normal Right Ventricle at Rest

      • Melanie J. Brewis, Andrew John Peacock
      Pages 71-81

    3. Right Ventricular Structure and Function During Exercise

      • André La Gerche, Guido Claessen, Alexander Van De Bruaene
      Pages 83-98

    4. Echocardiography of the Right Heart

      • Robert Naeije, Bouchra Lamia
      Pages 99-114

  5. Causes of Right Heart Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Right Ventricle and High Altitude

      • Jean-Paul Richalet, Aurélien Pichon
      Pages 117-129

    3. The Right Ventricle in Congenital Heart Diseases

      • Beatrijs Bartelds, Rolf M. F. Berger
      Pages 131-149

    4. Pulmonary Embolism

      • Angel López-Candales
      Pages 151-200

    5. Cor Pulmonale

      • Xavier Repessé, Cyril Charron, Antoine Vieillard-Baron
      Pages 201-208

    6. Left Heart Failure

      • Stefano Ghio, Claudia Raineri, Laura Scelsi
      Pages 209-221

    7. Assessment and Clinical Relevance of Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

      • Robert Naeije, Edmund M. T. Lau, David S. Celermajer
      Pages 223-242

    8. The Right Heart in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

      • Stefan Aschauer, Irene M. Lang, Diana Bonderman
      Pages 243-257

  6. Treatment of Right Heart Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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About this book

The heart and lung are intricately linked. When the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will often show some related pathological or clinical conditions and vice versa. Pulmonary heart disease is by definition a condition when the lungs cause the heart to fail. The left ventricle in combination with the other structures in the “left heart” pumps blood throughout the body. The right ventricle (and structures of the “right heart”) pumps blood to the lungs where it is oxygenated and returned to the left heart for distribution. In normal circumstances, the right heart pumps blood into the lungs without any resistance. The lungs usually have minimal pressure and the right heart easily pumps blood through. However when there is lung disease present, like emphysema, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) or pulmonary hypertension- the small blood vessels become very stiff and rigid. The right ventricle is no longer able to push blood into the lungs and eventually fails. This is known as pulmonary heart disease. Pulmonary heart disease is also known as right heart failure or cor pulmonale. The chief cause of right heart failure is the increase in blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary artery).

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“This is an introduction to the clinical phenotypes of normal and abnormal right ventricular function. … The audience includes physicians in training, practicing clinicians, and researchers who require a detailed understanding of the right heart. … This is a well-structured, comprehensive, and well-illustrated reference for any clinician or researcher interested in pulmonary hypertension or right heart dysfunction.” (Alban De Schutter, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Sean P. Gaine

  • Department of Cardiology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Naeije

  • Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Andrew John Peacock

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Right Heart

  • Editors: Sean P. Gaine, Robert Naeije, Andrew John Peacock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2398-9

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6952-9Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2398-9Published: 12 May 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 323

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology, Medicine/Public Health, general

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