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Cor Pulmonale

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Cor Pulmonale
Chronic lung diseases that lead to Cor Pulmonale
Chronic lung diseases and disorders that cause an acute shortage of oxygen in the blood can lead to Cor Pulmonale (Emmanuel, 2003). Some of these chronic lung diseases may include cystic fibrosis, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic blood clots, especially in the lungs. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing due to inflammation of the air cavities in the respiratory system. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease refers to a lung condition associated with difficulty to exhale normally, that causes a problem in breathing. Cystic fibrosis refers to a genetic condition associated with poor removal of mucus from bronchi (Lee-Chiong & Matthay, 2003).
Definition of the pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension can be described as an increase in the average pulmonary arterial pressure. Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be considered as a medical condition characterized by the availability of precapillary PH in the absence of other related causes of precapillary PH (Lee-Chiong & Matthay, 2003). On the other hand, Cor Pulmonale can be defined as the failure of the right-hand side of the heart and is normally caused by high blood pressure in the arteries found in the lungs and right ventricles of the heart. It can also be described as the impairment of the right ventricular…