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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Decreased Cardiac Output Complicating Pulmonary Hypertension

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Pharmacological Aspects of Heart Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 68))

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A decrease in cardiac output due to increased right ventricular (RV) afterload may complicate several clinical conditions such as ARDS and pulmonary embolism (1,2).

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  1. Departments of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, USA

    R. M. Prewitt & J. Ducas

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  1. Youville Research Institute, St. Boniface General Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

    Robert E. Beamish , Vincenzo Panagia  & Naranjan S. Dhalla ,  & 

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Prewitt, R.M., Ducas, J. (1987). Pathophysiology and Treatment of Decreased Cardiac Output Complicating Pulmonary Hypertension. In: Beamish, R.E., Panagia, V., Dhalla, N.S. (eds) Pharmacological Aspects of Heart Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2057-9_13

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