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Right Sided Congestive Heart Failure

Right sided congestive heart failure is caused by conditions that increase pressure in the right atrium and veins, such as pulmonary embolism or right ventricular infarction. Symptoms include neck vein engorgement, hepatomegaly, ascites, peripheral edema, and splenomegaly as blood drains back from the overloaded right ventricle into the right atrium due to decreased filling and contractility of the right side of the heart.

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Right Sided Congestive Heart Failure

Right sided congestive heart failure is caused by conditions that increase pressure in the right atrium and veins, such as pulmonary embolism or right ventricular infarction. Symptoms include neck vein engorgement, hepatomegaly, ascites, peripheral edema, and splenomegaly as blood drains back from the overloaded right ventricle into the right atrium due to decreased filling and contractility of the right side of the heart.

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Right Sided Congestive Heart Failure

Pathophysiology


Causes:
LSCHF
Pulmonary Embolism
Right ventricular infarction
Congenital septal defects
Obstruction of right atrial
emptying
Increase right atrial pressure
Increased pressure in the
veins
s/s:
Neck vein engorgement
hepatomegaly
Portal hypertension
ascites
Peripheral edema
sleenomegaly
Jaundice
Increases cardiac
workload
Reduced myocardial
contractility
Contraction of right sided
atrial filling
Decreased diastolic filling
Right sided CHF Blood drains back from RV
to RA

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