Right Ventricle

April 2026

FOCUS on right ventricle
The right ventricle (RV) is central to cardiovascular performance and prognosis. Its role becomes particularly critical in conditions such as heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and acute pulmonary embolism, where RV dysfunction strongly influences outcomes. Advances in imaging – including 3D echocardiography and cardiac MRI – now enable more precise evaluation of RV structure and function, supporting earlier detection and better risk stratification. Recent evidence highlights the significance of right ventricular to pulmonary circulation coupling and its effect on systemic congestion and clinical outcomes. Effective recognition and management of RV dysfunction call for a tailored, physiology-based approach. Explore these great webinars, congress presentations, podcasts and more, to strengthen your expertise in RV assessment and management.

Webinars

From TAPSE to tissue characterisation: a stepwise approach to right ventricular imaging
Webinar
From TAPSE to tissue characterisation: a stepwise approach to right ventricular imaging
24 Apr 2026 - 20:00
Right ventricular dysfunction in practice: a multidisciplinary, case-based approach
Webinar
Right ventricular dysfunction in practice: a multidisciplinary, case-based approach
29 Apr 2026 - 20:00

Essentials

ESC Guidelines

Clinical experience and genetic underpinning of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in southern Africa.

Predicting risk for sudden cardiac death in gene carriers in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies.

Left to right shunts with pulmonary hypertension.

How to perform right heart catheterisation: doing things right.

Interpretation of right heart catheterisation: standards and some useful secrets.

Restriction and constriction: a comprehensive diagnostic approach.

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia coinciding with Coronary Artery Disease.

Acute Right Heart Failure with Cardiogenic Shock due to Primary Cardiac Sarcoma.

A phospholamban-truncating variant as the underlying etiology of a severe arrhythmogenic phenotype of dilated cardiomyopathy.

Acute cardiogenic shock secondary to right ventricular myocarditis following recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy is caused by disruption of the desmosomal adhesive interface

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy 

Risk stratification in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: the impact of genotype on the 2019 ARVC risk calculator

Exercising with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

New insights into non-invasive assessment of pressure-volume loops of the left and right ventricles.

CT and echocardiographic imaging of the right heart and risk stratification in acute pulmonary embolism.

Acute right ventricular dysfunction: how to assess and treat it

Guidelines in Practice: evolving management of intermediate high-risk acute pulmonary embolism 

Acute heart failure in adult congenital heart disease

Device therapy in de novo heart failure: when is the right time?

How should I assess right ventricular function?

Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular function: a complex interplay

The role of T-cell mediated immunity in the pathogenesis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Clinical Case Management: athletes with cardiomyopathies

Asymptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation: what is the right timing of intervention?

The right ventricle in heart failure: forget me not

Heart failure and valvular heart disease: imaging to the rescue

Genetics of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies

Targeting desmosomal adhesion to treat arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Novel disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets in cardiomyopathies

New treatment strategies based on the pathophysiology of Group 2 pulmonary hypertension

Cutting to the Core - Right heart catheterisation

 

 

Key supporting evidence

The dysfunctional right ventricle: the importance of multi-modality imaging 
A Narrative Review of the Clinical Applications of Echocardiography in Right Heart Failure.
Right heart flow hemodynamic assessment using 4D flow CMR: a systematic review 
Improving risk assessment with right ventricular phenotyping in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: minimizing future surprises. 
Pathophysiology of the right ventricle in health and disease: an update 
Right ventricular function: getting it right 
Clinical utility and prognostic value of right atrial function in severe tricuspid regurgitation: one more piece of the puzzle
Changes in Right Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes Following Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
Optimal follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism: a position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function, in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, endorsed by the European Respiratory Society 
Prognosis and predictors of right ventricular dysfunction by quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy 
Right ventricular longitudinal strain in the clinical routine: a state-of-the-art review
Right ventricular dysfunction in structural tricuspid interventions
Decoding right ventricular geometry: novel 3D echocardiography-derived global shape analysis across health and disease states 
Left and right atrioventricular coupling: state-of-the-art review
EDITOR'S CHOICE Right ventricular wasted work: illuminating the complex interplay between load and contractility 

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Dig Deeper

In practice

How to read and interpret a genetic testing report in inherited cardiovascular conditions
Webinar
How to read and interpret a genetic testing report in inherited cardiovascular conditions
2 Feb 2026 - 19:00
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and pregnancy in inherited cardiovascular disease
Webinar
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and pregnancy in inherited cardiovascular disease
21 Feb 2022 - 19:00
Looking beyond the right ventricular strain: right atrial strain in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Podcast
Looking beyond the right ventricular strain: right atrial strain in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
10 Jun 2024 - 02:00
Targeting pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: rather static than DYNAMIC development?
Podcast
Targeting pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: rather static than DYNAMIC development?
8 Aug 2022 - 02:00
Secondary tricuspid regurgitation: neglected no more!
Podcast
Secondary tricuspid regurgitation: neglected no more!
12 Jan 2021 - 01:00
Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Outcome: Aetiology Matters
Podcast
Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Outcome: Aetiology Matters
28 Apr 2020 - 02:00

Interface with the specialists

Cardiovascular genetics in practice: what to know for today and tomorrow
Webinar
Cardiovascular genetics in practice: what to know for today and tomorrow
16 Dec 2024 - 19:00
Interpretation and actionability of genetic variants in cardiomyopathies
Webinar
Interpretation and actionability of genetic variants in cardiomyopathies
7 Mar 2023 - 19:00
Inherited cardiomyopathies: clinical and genetic updates
Webinar
Inherited cardiomyopathies: clinical and genetic updates
13 Jan 2022 - 19:00
HFA Advanced Heart Failure Course 2026
Seminar
HFA Advanced Heart Failure Course 2026
12 Feb 2026 - 09:00
EuroACHD 2026
Seminar
EuroACHD 2026
10 Apr 2026 - 11:00
HFA Winter Research Meeting on Translational Heart Failure 2025
Seminar
HFA Winter Research Meeting on Translational Heart Failure 2025
20 Jan 2025 - 16:00
HFA Advanced Heart Failure Course 2025
Seminar
HFA Advanced Heart Failure Course 2025
20 Feb 2025 - 10:00
HFA Clinical Trials in Heart Failure Course
Seminar
HFA Clinical Trials in Heart Failure Course
17 Nov 2023 - 14:00

Pioneers' viewpoint

ECGs abnormalities in athletes: when to suspect a genetically-determined condition?
Webinar
ECGs abnormalities in athletes: when to suspect a genetically-determined condition?
28 Apr 2026 - 20:00
Episode 10: Among the topics: Tricuspid regurgitation - Cardiogenic shock
ESC TV Today
Episode 10: Among the topics: Tricuspid regurgitation - Cardiogenic shock
23 Feb 2023 - 19:00
Episode 13: Among the topics: HIV and heart disease - Congestion and decongestion in acute heart failure
ESC TV Today
Episode 13: Among the topics: HIV and heart disease - Congestion and decongestion in acute heart failure
6 Apr 2023 - 20:00
Episode 17: Among the topics: Takotsubo Syndrome - Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
ESC TV Today
Episode 17: Among the topics: Takotsubo Syndrome - Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
1 Jun 2023 - 20:00
Episode 5: LAA occlusion - Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
ESC TV Today
Episode 5: LAA occlusion - Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
23 Nov 2023 - 17:30
Episode 15: All you need to know about omega-3 fatty acids - Lead induced tricuspid regurgitation
ESC TV Today
Episode 15: All you need to know about omega-3 fatty acids - Lead induced tricuspid regurgitation
9 May 2024 - 13:40
Episode 16 - Long-term beta-blockers after MI - Pros and cons of the microaxial pump in cardiogenic shock
ESC TV Today
Episode 16 - Long-term beta-blockers after MI - Pros and cons of the microaxial pump in cardiogenic shock
23 May 2024 - 19:00

Test yourself - eLearning courses

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
e-Learning Course
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
10 Jan 2023 - 08:00
Multimodality Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
e-Learning Course
Multimodality Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
10 Jan 2023 - 08:00
2020 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Management of)
e-Learning Course
2020 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Management of)
10 Jan 2023 - 08:00
2019 - Acute Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis and Management of)
e-Learning Course
2019 - Acute Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis and Management of)
10 Jan 2023 - 08:00
Level 1 certification programme on CMR
e-Learning Course
Level 1 certification programme on CMR
8 Dec 2022 - 08:00
Level 1 certification programme on Echocardiography
e-Learning Course
Level 1 certification programme on Echocardiography
8 Dec 2022 - 08:00
Physiology and Pathophysiology
e-Learning Course
Physiology and Pathophysiology
29 Feb 2024 - 08:00