Cor pulmonle is right heart failure caused by chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
CAUSES: include chronic lung disease, pulmonary vascular disorders, and neuro muscular and skeletal diseases.
CLINICAL FEATURES:
SYMPTOMS: include Dyspnoea, Fatique, and syncope
SIGNS: cyanosis; tachycardia; raised JVP with prominent a and v waves; RV heave; loud P2 Pap systolic murmur (tricuspid regurgitation); early diastolic Graham Steel murmur, hepatomegaly and oedema.
MANAGEMENT: Treat underlying cause-eg COPD and pulmonary infections.
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