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 ==The Right Ventricle==
-The contractile function of the RV is difficult to measure due to the complex anatomy. Historically in clinical practice there was very little attention paid to this part of the heart, since it was assumed that they previously played a passive role. Only in the last three decades it has been shown that the function of the RV plays an important role in the survival of several disease states. There is also a number of echocardiographic measurements to measure RV function and provide insight into the mechanisms of RV dysfunction.
+The contractile function of the RV is difficult to measure due to its complex anatomy. Historically, there has been very little attention paid to this part of the heart since it was assumed that the RV only played a passive role. However, in the last three decades it has been shown that the function of the RV actually does play an important role in the survival of several disease states. There are a number of echocardiographic measurements to measure RV function which can also provide insights into the mechanisms of RV dysfunction.
 ===Right ventricular dimensions===