Table 1.

Overarching Questions and Cross-Cutting Themes Addressed in This Document

1. What are the hallmarks of acute and chronic RVF?

2. What are the mechanisms underlying transition from adaptive to maladaptive RV function?

3. What are clinically relevant endpoints in RV research, and are they accurately assessed and validated?

4. What are currently available tools in RV research, and what are their limitations?

5. What are the current knowledge gaps in research assessing acute and chronic RV failure, and what are the suggested remedies?

Definition of abbreviations: RV = right ventricular; RVF = right ventricular failure.