CampECHO Rewind - Brendan Riordan - Acute Right Ventricular Failure




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Summary: Today we again revisit Camp ECHO for an Interactive discussion of the recognition and management strategies for acute right ventricular failure. This talk will briefly touch on specific anatomic and physiologic considerations (differentiating from LV, ventricular interdependence, etc), diagnostic tools and strategies for prevention/treatment of acute isolated RV failure or biventricular failure, including fluid/diuretics, inotropic/vasoactive pharmacology, and finally initiation of temporary and durable MCS