Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Pulmonary Hypertension

This Harvard Medical School Continuing Education video examines these key questions: What causes right ventricular dysfunction? What does an RV death spiral look like? How is right ventricular dysfunction treated?
Dr. Jenna McNeill, MD, faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital, shows how to recognize signs of right ventricular (RV) disfunction in imaging, explains the causes of RV and the severity of its complications, and identifies treatment options to correct right ventricular dysfunction. Medications for blood pressure management are also reviewed.
00:00 | Introduction
00:25 | Causes of right ventricular disfunction
01:33 | Diagnosing right ventricular disfunction
03:27 | RV death spiral
05:07 | How to correct RV disfunction
This video was peer reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Salik, TMD, MHPEd, Instructor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Dr. Sugantha Sundar, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, to validate the quality and accuracy of the content.
References:
Ventetuolo CE, Klinger JR. Management of acute right ventricular failure in the intensive care unit. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014;11(5):811-822.
Chan C, Klinger JR. Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension. Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension. 2015; 13(4):188-196. doi:10.21693/1933-088X-13.4.188.
Notice: At this time, the content in this video is not accredited.