Congestive heart failure, right-sided

Etiology

  • Usually left ventricular failure (left-sided chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Cor pulmonale (right heart failure due to pulmonary disease)
  • Chronic pulmonary embolism
  • Right-sided valve disease

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Last updated: December 1, 2014