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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6b7d7dd9-5ac3-4386-8141-d098f6c67ede/CCA7D923-C85F-4F9C-A771-D62A478A8714/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658"><SPAN>Cor pulmonale</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658"><P><B>Cor pulmonale</B> is a change in structure and function of the <A title="Right ventricle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_ventricle">right ventricle</A> of the heart as a result of a <A title="Respiratory system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system">respiratory</A> disorder. <A title="Right ventricular hypertrophy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_ventricular_hypertrophy">Right ventricular hypertrophy</A> (RVH) is the predominant change in <A title="Chronic (medicine)" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_%28medicine%29">chronic</A> cor pulmonale, whereas in <A title="Acute (medical)" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_%28medical%29">acute</A> cases, <A title="Dilation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation">dilation</A> dominates. Both hypertrophy and dilation are the result of increased right ventricular pressure.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658"><P>To be classified as cor pulmonale, the cause must originate in the <A title="Pulmonary circulation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_circulation">pulmonary circulation</A> system. Two major causes are vascular changes as a result of tissue damage (e.g., disease, <A title="Hypoxia (medical)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxia_%28medical%29">hypoxic injury</A>, chemical agents, etc.), and chronic <A title="Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxic_pulmonary_vasoconstriction">hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction</A>. RVH due to a <A title="Systemic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic">systemic</A> defect is not classified as cor pulmonale.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cor_pulmonale&oldid=225433658"><P>Left untreated, cor pulmonale can lead to right-heart failure and death.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CCA7D923-C85F-4F9C-A771-D62A478A8714/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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