aetiology

Last edited 08/2022

• 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).