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Cor Pulmonale

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypercarbiaAvoid AcidosisAvoid HypoventilationAvoid HypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputArrhythmiasEdemaDyspneaRight Ventricular Failure

Pathophysiology

Cor pulmonale is a change in right ventricular structure — hypertrophy, dilation, or both — and function caused by a primary respiratory disorder that produces pulmonary hypertension . Right heart...

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