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Topic Name: Right sided Heart Failure Statistics:About 6.5 million adults in the U.S. have heart failure. Heart failure was a contributing cause of 1 in 8 deaths in 2017 Etiology: Ischemic Heart Disease is most common etiology due to repeated episodes of hypoxia. Other major causes include, HTN ( hypertension), COPD (Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease), and obstructive pulmonary disease Pathophysiology: The right ventricle is weak and has difficulty pumping all of its blood forward into the p...

Topic Name: Right sided Heart Failure Statistics:About 6.5 million adults in the U.S. have heart failure. Heart failure was a contributing cause of 1 in 8 deaths in 2017 Etiology: Ischemic Heart Disease is most common etiology due to repeated episodes of hypoxia. Other major causes include, HTN ( hypertension), COPD (Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease), and obstructive pulmonary disease Pathophysiology: The right ventricle is weak and has difficulty pumping all of its blood forward into the p...