Right Heart Failure

Amniotic fluid embolizing into the right heart and pulmonary vessels causes immediate mechanical obstruction and hemodynamic collapse. Right heart failure in AFE results from a sudden increase in afterload caused by the embolism. AFE emerg…

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Amniotic fluid embolizing into the right heart and pulmonary vessels causes immediate mechanical obstruction and hemodynamic collapse. Right heart failure in AFE results from a sudden increase in afterload caused by the embolism. AFE emergency treatment must address both right heart failure and the underlying coagulopathy.