Right Ventricle
Also written as RV.
The right ventricle is anterior and so does not have a border on the PA chest X ray film.
What our notes say
- The right ventricle is anterior and so does not have a border on the PA chest X ray film. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- There is thinning with fatty replacement, beginning in the right ventricle but eventually involving the left ventricle, unless a fatal arrhythmia occurs. (CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Troponin and BNP (right ventricular strain), echocardiogram (right ventricle dilatation). (DVT and Venous Thromboembolism (with Pulmonary Embolism))
- Check right-sided leads (V4R) because inferior infarcts often involve the right ventricle. (Cardiology Question Bank: 15 Clinical MCQs)
- | Right ventricle (RV) geometry – crescent‑shaped wall, thin free wall, dependence on preload | RV failure follows chronic LV overload or pulmonary hypertension; gives peripheral oedema, raised JVP – a clue to biventricular involvement. | (Heart failure: which tests and why)
- Pulmonary arteries: Carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. (Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale)
Study material on Right Ventricle
- Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale
- Master First-Year Anatomy: Must-Know Essays & Key Concepts
- Cardiovascular system examination revised 2012
- 🫀 VALVULAR HEART DISEASE — ULTRA DEEP NOTES
- MCQ: Cardiovascular System Pathology
Practice questions on Right Ventricle
In which CHD does the right ventricle inflow tract function haemodynamically as an atrial chamber?
- Tricuspid atresia
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Pulmonary atresia
- Transposition of great arteries
Answer: B. Apical displacement of the septal tricuspid leaflet causes atrialization of the RV inflow tract — it receives atrial pressure and contracts out of synchrony with the functional RV.
Which congenital heart defect is characterised by absence of a direct connection between the right atrium and right ventricle?
- Pulmonary atresia
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Tricuspid atresia
- Hypoplastic right heart
Answer: C. There is no tricuspid valve orifice connecting RA to RV. Survival depends on an ASD for right-sided drainage and a VSD or PDA for pulmonary blood flow.