Nikolas
Created page with "'''Organ''': Heart '''Description''': The wall of the right ventricle at the area of the conus pulmonalis is increased. '''Diagnosis''': Chronic cor pulmonale '''Causes''': * Pulmonary hypertension ** Due to chest deformity due to scoliosis ** COPD ** Emphysema ** Severe untreated asthma '''Theory''': Unlike the left ventricle will the right ventricle never undergo concentric hypertrophy, just dilatative hypertrophy. Chronic cor pulmonale is diagnosed when the ri..."