Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Myocardium
• Right Ventricle Infarction
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Valves
• Pulmonary Stenosis
• Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Pericardium
• Constrictive Pericarditis
• Pericardial Tamponade
Pulmonary Causes:
- Parenchyma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Diffuse Lung Disease
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Chronic Lung Infection
• Bronchiectasis
- Vasculature
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
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