What is Cor pulmonale?

What is Cor pulmonale?

• Cor pulmonale: Enlarged heart due to respiratory difficulty.
• Cor pulmonale: increased pressure with the the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Cor pulmonale: enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Cor pulmonale: Introduction

Types of Cor pulmonale:

Broader types of Cor pulmonale:

• Heart conditions
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How serious is Cor pulmonale?

Complications of Cor pulmonale: see complications of Cor pulmonale

What causes Cor pulmonale?

Causes of Cor pulmonale: see causes of Cor pulmonale

What are the symptoms of Cor pulmonale?

Symptoms of Cor pulmonale: see symptoms of Cor pulmonale

Complications of Cor pulmonale: see complications of Cor pulmonale

Can anyone else get Cor pulmonale?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Cor pulmonale

Cor pulmonale: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cor pulmonale.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cor pulmonale.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cor pulmonale: see treatments for Cor pulmonale
Research for Cor pulmonale: see research for Cor pulmonale

Organs Affected by Cor pulmonale:

Organs and body systems related to Cor pulmonale include:

• Heart

Name and Aliases of Cor pulmonale

Main name of condition: Cor pulmonale

Pulmonary hypertension Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Cor pulmonale:

• Right heart failure
• Lung diseases
• Asthma

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