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Cor pulmonale — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I26, I27 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
cor pulmonale — /kawr pool meuh nal ee, nay lee, nah , pul /, pl. cordia pulmonalia /kawr dee euh pool meuh nal ee euh, nay lee euh, nah , pul /. Pathol. a heart condition resulting from disease of the lungs or of their blood vessels. [1855 60; < NL: pulmonary… … Universalium
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit … Wikipedia
Cor bovinum — refers to a massive hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the heart due to volume overload, usually in earlier times in the context of tertiary syphilis but currently more often due to chronic aortic regurgitation, hypertensive and ischaemic heart … Wikipedia
Cor — The Latin word for the heart. For example, cor pulmonale is heart disease that results from abnormally high resistance to the passage of blood through the lungs. Cor biloculare is a two chambered heart resulting from failure of development of the … Medical dictionary
P pulmonale — Tall, narrow, peaked P waves in electrocardiographic leads II, III, and aVF, and often a prominent initial positive P wave component in V1, presumed to be characteristic of cor pulmonale. (Although this term is extensively used in the… … Medical dictionary
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica Clasificación y recursos externos Aviso médico … Wikipedia Español
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary hypertension — Pulmonary arterial hypertension Classification and external resources The pulmonary artery receives blood (blue arrow) from the right ventricle of the heart; increased pressure on the artery can impair the function of the right ventricle ICD … Wikipedia
