Cor pulmonale: Difference between revisions
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
===Chronic=== | |||
*RVH | |||
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===Acute=== | |||
*RV dilation | |||
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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 9 September 2015
Background
- Remodeling of right ventricle in response to pulmonary pathology
- Often caused by pulmonary hypertension, PE, ARDS
Clinical Features
Chronic
- RVH
Acute
- RV dilation