Cor pulmonale is a condition that affects the right ventricle in the heart, altering its structure and proper functioning. It is caused by a respiratory system disorder. Pulmonary hypertension is a ...

CONSIDERABLE progress has been made in recent years in the understanding of thromboembolic disease and also in the ability to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism. Radiologists have learned to interpret ...

Hypotension, pulsus paradoxus, acute cor pulmonale, and cardiac arrhythmias all can occur with severe attacks of bronchial asthma. The severe hypoxemia caused by an asthmatic attack is at least ...

Cor pulmonale is a loosely defined term that describes the change in structure or function of the right ventricle of the heart. The right ventricle of the heart is responsible for carrying ...