A Study of Clinical Profile, Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Changes in Chronic Cor Pulmonale; A Prospective Observational Study

Abstract

Cor pulmonale, commonly referred to as pulmonary heart disease, is broadly defined by altered Right Ventricular(RV) anatomy and/or function in the setting of chronic lung illness and is induced by the presence of pulmonary hypertension. Although RV dysfunction is a major sequel of HFpEF and HFrEF, this is not recognised as cor pulmonale(1). Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), however, is usually the underlying pathogenic reason for right ventricular hypertrophy in cor pulmonale (2) and is the common connection between lung dysfunction and the heart in cor pulmonale