A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) has now developed right ventricular failure. What is the likely explanation?
The two events are unrelated.
As the right ventricle receives fluid from the lungs, it has become overworked by
increased fluid volume.
Vasoconstriction in the lungs, due to hypoxia, has increased the workload on the right
ventricle.
The COPD has caused a reduction in venous return to the heart,