TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 8. Right Heart Valves and Function A1 - Wasnick, John D. A1 - Hillel, Zak A1 - Kramer, David A1 - Littwin, Sanford A1 - Nicoara, Alina PY - 2011 T2 - Cardiac Anesthesia and Transesophageal Echocardiography AB - Much as the mitral valve (MV) and aortic valve (AV) direct blood flow into the systemic circulation, the tricuspid valve (TV) and the pulmonic valve (PV) direct flow into the pulmonary circulation. A functioning right ventricle (RV) is critical to effective loading of the left ventricle (LV). Perioperative RV failure can be quite challenging for the anesthesiologist as it often occurs in the setting of pulmonary artery hypertension, which can be difficult to treat. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=8550904 ER -