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Right ventricular failure in congenital heart disease
Young Kuk Cho, Jae Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(3):101-106.   Published online March 18, 2013

Despite developments in surgical techniques and other interventions, right ventricular (RV) failure remains an important clinical problem in several congenital heart diseases (CHD). RV function is one of the most important predictors of mortality and morbidity in patients with CHD. RV failure is a progressive disorder that begins with myocardial injury or stress, neurohormonal activation, cytokine activation, altered gene expression,...

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