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Review
. 2022 Apr 21:8:e14.
doi: 10.15420/cfr.2021.11. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Mechanical Circulatory Support for Right Ventricular Failure

Ersilia M DeFilippis  1 , Veli K Topkara  1 , Ajay J Kirtane  1 , Koji Takeda  2 , Yoshifumi Naka  2 , A Reshad Garan  3
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Review

Mechanical Circulatory Support for Right Ventricular Failure

Ersilia M DeFilippis et al. Card Fail Rev. .

Abstract

Right ventricular (RV) failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with in-hospital mortality rates estimated as high as 70-75%. RV failure may occur following cardiac surgery in conjunction with left ventricular failure, or may be isolated in certain circumstances, such as inferior MI with RV infarction, pulmonary embolism or following left ventricular assist device placement. Medical management includes volume optimisation and inotropic and vasopressor support, and a subset of patients may benefit from mechanical circulatory support for persistent RV failure. Increasingly, percutaneous and surgical mechanical support devices are being used for RV failure. Devices for isolated RV support include percutaneous options, such as micro-axial flow pumps and extracorporeal centrifugal flow RV assist devices, surgically implanted RV assist devices and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In this review, the authors discuss the indications, candidate selection, strategies and outcomes of mechanical circulatory support for RV failure.

Keywords: Right ventricle; mechanical circulatory support; right ventricular assist device; veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: EMD is on the Cardiac Failure Review editorial board; this did not influence peer review. AJK has received institutional grants from Abbott, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abiomed, CSI, Siemens and Philips. YN is a consultant for Abbott. ARG has previously received honoraria from Abiomed and is an unpaid consultant to Abiomed. None of these organisations had any role in the drafting of this manuscript. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:. Management of Right Ventricular Failure with Cardiogenic Shock
Figure 2:
Figure 2:. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Right Ventricular Failure
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