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Right Ventricular Failure in Ischaemic Heart Disease

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Therapeutics in Cardiology

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 81))

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It can no longer be said that little is known about the role of the right ventricle (RV) in ischaemic heart disease, as in recent years many works have been published on the involvement of this ventricle as a consequence of coronary artery lesions.

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Troufe, J., Hernando, G., Irigoyen, J.M., Solar, J., Peréz, M. (1988). Right Ventricular Failure in Ischaemic Heart Disease. In: de Luna, A.B., Betriu, A., Permanyer, G. (eds) Therapeutics in Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1333-2_35

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