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(Chest. 1958;33:658-666.)
© 1958 American College of Chest Physicians

Cor Pulmonale: A Semantic Consideration, with Brief Notes on Diagnosis and Treatment

I. C. BRILL M.D.1

1 The Department of Medicine, University of Oregon Medical School.

Since the term cor pulmonale was first introduced a quarter century ago, it has come to mean different things to different people. A more rational approach to the semantology of the term is suggested. On this basis, cor pulmonale is defined as "right ventricular hypertrophy due to a disordered pulmonary circulation," regardless of the cause. "Pulmonary heart disease," "emphysema heart" and "pulmonary hypertensive heart disease," are types of cor pulmonale; each refers to right ventricular hypertrophy of more or less specific origin. Brief notes on diagnosis and treatment are presented.






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