There is increased recognition of the right ventricle's pivotal role in health and disease. In this episode, we will discuss Right Ventricular Failure in the context of critical illness. Our guest is Dr. Ryan Tedford, a practicing cardiologist focusing on heart failure. Dr. Tedford is the Dr. Peter C. Gaze Endowed Chair in Heart Failure. He is a Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Section Chief for Heart Failure, Medical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, and Director of the Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship Training Program at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Additional Resources

Right Ventricular Failure. Houston B, Britain EL, and Tedford R. N Engl J of Med 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36947468/

Diuretic versus placebo in intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism: a randomized clinical trial. Lim P, et al. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34632490/

Multimodality Imaging of Right Heart Function. Hahn R, et al. JACC 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37164529/

Ventricular dilation is associated with improved cardiovascular performance and survival in sepsis. Zanotti, s et al. CHEST 2010: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20651022/

Link to recent podcast on Acute Pulmonary Embolism: https://soundphysicians.com/podcast-episode/?podcast_id=342&track_id=1463000353

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

The Right Ventricle in Health and Disease. N Voelkel and D Schranz, Editors: https://bit.ly/436iROd

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. By W Isaacson: https://bit.ly/3IDUL5a