Open AccessThe right ventricle
Author(s) -
Palesa Motshabi Chakane
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
southern african journal of anaesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2220-1173
pISSN - 2220-1181
DOI - 10.36303/sajaa.2020.26.6.s3.2556
Subject(s) - ventricle , cardiology , medicine , section (typography) , anatomy , computer science , operating system
The healthy right ventricle (RV) has a thin-walled structure compared to the thick-walled left ventricle (LV). It has a complex shape that appears crescentic when viewed in cross section and triangular when viewed from the side.