Commentary: The right heart —a neglected sibling missing optimal closure

If the left and right ventricles were siblings, the right would have a reasonable claim that the left receives preferential treatment during childhood treatment of congenital heart disease. This would be relevant to pathologies such as tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus, and pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. By the time adolescence rolls around, the right ventricle has suffered years of volume and pressure load. The left ventricle remains perky, worried that its sick sibling might one day affect its longer-term prospects.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research