This may cause immediate right ventricular failure, since it may not be able to pump the blood against the pulmonary hypertension.

He was taken to Eastbourne Hospital but developed a chest infection and died on 4 July of left ventricular failure.

Over time, the right ventricle becomes more involved, leading to right ventricular failure.

However, by the time the individual has signs of overt right ventricular failure, there will be histological involvement of the left ventricle.

In certain cases, ventricular aneurysm may cause ventricular failure or arrythmia.

The remaining patient, a 60 year old man with severe respiratory and left ventricular failure died from sepsis.

Left ventricular failure is, in turn, the most common cause of right ventricular dilation.

Causes of isolated right ventricular diastolic failure are uncommon.

Thus 427 is 'symptomatic heart disease' and 427.1 is 'left ventricular failure'.

A type of cardiac asthma associated with heart disease, such as left ventricular failure.