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Right Heart MasterClass

Physiology of the Right Heart

Chapter 2
Presenters: Elena Surkova, MD, MSC, PhD; Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder
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What you will learn

The pressures found within pulmonary circulation are significantly lower than those in systemic circulation. For this reason the right heart contracts and functions differently than the left. In this chapter, we will cover right heart physiology and discuss what happens if the right heart is confronted with an increase or decrease in afterload.

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