I’m getting a little mixed up with both; I’m aware that the cause of right-sided is causation of a weakened/damaged/stiffness of the left ventrical resulting in backflow and resulting in further damages.
I’d be greatful for a clearer understanding. Thanks!
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The right ventricle pumps blood into the lungs to get oxygenated, and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood around the rest of the body.
Functionally, either one of these two sides of the heart failing dependently will end up having the same effect: congestive heart failure. The remaining portion of the heart will continue to try to work, but it won’t be able to do the job by itself.
In practice, the left ventricle is the larger and more powerful of the two, so complete failure of the left ventricle will kill you a lot more quickly than complete failure of the right ventricle. But neither tends to fail completely without rather large systemic problems that are likely to make the whole heart fail.
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