Cor pulmonale

Right ventricular hypertrophy and dilation with resulting right-sided heart failure caused by primary disease of the lungs or pulmonary vasculature, typically mediated by pulmonary hypertension.

Causes of pulmonary hypertension

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Interstitial lung disease

• Cystic fibrosis

• Bronchiectasis

• Pulmonary embolism

• Obstructive sleep apnea

• Kyphoscoliosis

• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

• Neuromuscular disease with respiratory failure (ALS)

• Scleroderma/Systemic sclerosis