Right heart failure causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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There are acute and chronic causes of right heart failure. Acute right heart failure is associated with right ventricular dilation. Chronic right heart failure is often associated with right ventricular hypertrophy.

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Acute MI involving the right ventricle, Atrial septal defect; Left atrial myxoma; Left ventricular failure; Mitral regurgitation;

Mitral stenosis; Myocardial infarction of the right ventricle; Pulmonary hypertension

Chemical / poisoning No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Drug-induced lung disease
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental Alveolar hypoxia in chronic high altitude exposure
Gastroenterologic Obesity
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Histiocytosis X; Polycythemia vera; Sickle Cell Anemia; Veno-occlusive lung disease
Iatrogenic Pneumonectomy
Infectious Disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome; HIV infection; Schistosomiasis; Tuberculosis
Musculoskeletal / Ortho Kyphoscoliosis
Neurologic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Myasthenia Gravis; Neuromuscular disease; Poliomyelitis; Polyradiculitis
Nutritional / Metabolic Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency; Obesity
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Adenopathy compressing the pulmonary vasculature; Tumor embolism; Tumor masses
Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS); Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis; Bronchiectasis; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia following neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS); Chest wall dysfunction; Chronic bronchitis; Chronic fungal obstruction; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Emphysema; Fibrosing mediastinitis; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Interstitial lung disease; Pneumonectomy; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary hemangiomatosis; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary emphysema; Pulmonary fibrosis; [Sarcoidosis]]; Sleep Apnea
Renal / Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy Collagen vascular disease; Necrotizing and granulomatous arteritis; [Sarcoidosis]]; Scleroderma
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Sleep Apnea

Causes in Alphabetical Order[1] [2]

References

  1. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X
  3. Nand S, Orfei E (1994). "Pulmonary hypertension in polycythemia vera". Am J Hematol. 47 (3): 242–4. PMID 7942794.