Table 2. Predominant clinical situations for left-sided and right-sided heart failure.
Left-sided heart failure | Right-sided heart failure |
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Coronary artery disease | Coronary artery disease (right ventricle MI) |
Hypertension | COPD |
Myocarditis | Pulmonary hypertension |
Heart valve disease | Pulmonary valve stenosis |
Tachycardiomyopathy | Pulmonary embolism |
Tricuspidal regurgitation | |
Pneumothorax | |
Pericardial effusion |