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==Cor pulmonale==
==Cor pulmonale==
[[Pulmonary hypertension]] due to heart disease.
Heart disease due to pulmonary disease.


===Pulmonary hypertension===
Causes - incomplete list:<ref>URL: [http://medsources.blogspot.ca/2011/09/cor-pulmonale.html http://medsources.blogspot.ca/2011/09/cor-pulmonale.html]. Accessed on: 2 May 2012.</ref>
*[[Primary pulmonary hypertension]].
*Chronic thromboembolic disease.
*[[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]].
*[[Interstitial lung disease]].
**[[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]].
*[[Cystic fibrosis]].
 
==Pulmonary hypertension==
{{Main|Pulmonary hypertension}}
{{Main|Pulmonary hypertension}}
*May cause ''[[cor pulmonale]]''.


Pressure - definition:<ref name=pmid19416617/>
Pressure - definition:<ref name=pmid19416617/>
*Mean pulm. arterial pressure >25 mmHg at rest.
*Mean pulmonary arterial pressure >25 mmHg at rest.


=See also=
=See also=
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