Aetiology
- Diseases of the lung (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease).
- Upper airway disease (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea)
- Chest wall abnormalities (e.g. kyphoscoliosis)
- Vasculature
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary venous hypertension
Reference:
- (1) Garrison DM, Pendela VS, Memon J. Cor Pulmonale. [Updated 2021 Aug 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430739/ (Accessed on 15 Aug 2022).
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