right ven·tric·u·lar fail·ure
congestive heart failure manifested by distention of the neck veins, enlargement of the liver, and dependent edema due to pump failure of the right ventricle.
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right ventricular failure
Cardiology CHF due to ↑ filling pressure, resulting in systemic–venous congestion Clinical ↑ Abdominal girth, pitting edema of lower extremities, ↑ JVP, liver congestion. See Congestive heart failure. Cf Left ventricular failure. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
right ven·tric·u·lar fail·ure
(rīt ven-trik'yū-lăr fāl'yŭr) Congestive heart failure manifested by distention of the neck veins, enlargement of the liver, and dependent edema due to pump failure of the right ventricle.
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right ven·tric·u·lar fail·ure
(rīt ven-trik'yū-lăr fāl'yŭr) Congestive heart failure manifested by distention of the neck veins, enlargement of the liver, and dependent edema.
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