The Incidence of Early and Late Clinical Right Heart Failure and the Impact on Survival After Continuous Flow Mechanical Support: Insights from the New INTERMACS Definition of Right Heart Failure

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. S141
Author(s):  
J.J. Teuteberg ◽  
G. Studdard ◽  
F. Pagani ◽  
M. Kiernan ◽  
G. Oliveria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Mechanical Support ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Impact On Survival ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

An Analysis of Early Versus Late Right Heart Failure With an Intrapericardial Continuous Flow LVAD

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. S113-S114 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Rame ◽  
J.J. Teuteberg ◽  
E.J. Birks ◽  
J.G. Rogers ◽  
M.A. Acker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Right Heart

Portopulmonary Hypertension

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (05) ◽  
pp. 651-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Watherald ◽  
Olivier Sitbon ◽  
Laurent Savale
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Vasculature ◽  
Heart Catheterization ◽  
Portopulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Pulmonary Hemodynamics ◽  
Ventricular Afterload ◽  
The Impact

AbstractPortal hypertension may have major consequences on the pulmonary vasculature due to complex pathophysiological interactions between liver and lungs. Portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) is characterized by the association of portal hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). As progressive elevation of right ventricular afterload can lead to right heart failure, PoPH is a serious complication of portal hypertension, affecting functional status and prognosis of patients. Early detection by transthoracic echocardiography must be performed in symptomatic patients and in candidates for liver transplantation (LT). Right heart catheterization remains mandatory to confirm the diagnosis and exclude all other causes of elevated pulmonary pressures. The management of PoPH includes PAH-targeted therapies although few studies have evaluated these medications in this specific indication. The impact of LT on PoPH outcome remains complex and must be specified by future collaborative investigation. Although uncontrolled PoPH is associated with higher risk of postoperative right heart failure and death, stabilization, improvement, or normalization of pulmonary hemodynamics after LT seem to be achievable goals in selected patients with PoPH.

Dissecting the INTERMACS Definition of Right Heart Failure: Can We Really Predict Central Venous Pressure?

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. S418-S419
Author(s):  
J.M. Joly ◽  
A. El-Dabh ◽  
R. Marshell ◽  
A. Chatterjee ◽  
M.G. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Central Venous Pressure ◽  
Venous Pressure ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Definition Of

Late Right Heart Failure in Destination Therapy Patients With HeartMate II Continuous Flow Device

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. S65-S66 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Gosev ◽  
J.N. Katz ◽  
C.B. Patel ◽  
S. Joseph ◽  
J. Cowger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Destination Therapy ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Heartmate Ii ◽  
Flow Device
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