A Clinical Consideration of Cor Pulmonale
- 1 February 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 21 (2) , 236-255
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.21.2.236
Abstract
A number of different forms of pulmonary dysfunction are now recognized as causing cor pulmonale and the disease processes acting as etiologic agents are numerous and variable. There are however only 2 basic patho-physiologic mechanisms operating to compromise the heart and upon knowledge of these depends successful therapy.Keywords
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