Right heart failure

Right heart failure

1. Commonly caused by LHF

2. Pure RHF uncommon

   • Lung disorders
     • Cor pulmonale

3. Heart

   • Right Ventricle Hypertrophy
   • Right atrial dilatation

4. Liver

   • Nutmeg liver
     • Congestive hepatopathy
       • Venous congestion
   • Centrilobular necrosis
   • Cardiac cirrhosis

5. Subcutaneous tissues

   • Oedema
     • Pedal
     • Sacral

6. Jugular venous distension

7. Back-log of blood into Vena Cavae

   • Increased peripheral venous pressure

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