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When the pressures are too high in the left ventricle, the back flow of blood into the pulmonary circulation causes higher pressures in the pulmonary circulation against which the right ventricle must pump. The right ventricle is unable to effectively pump against the increase in pressure and ultimately dilates and fails.

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1. When the pressures are too high in the left ventricle, the back flow of blood into the pulmonary circulation causes higher pressures in the pulmonary circulation against which the right ventricle must pump. The right ventricle is unable to effectively pump against the increase in pressure and ultimately dilates and fails.





 
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