Impaired Gas Exchanged related to perfusion problem
Decreased cardiac output related ventricular inefficiency
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Cor pulmonale
This condition can lead to heart failure
Cor pulmonale
Cor Pulmonale is increased strain on the right side of the heart due to lung diseases that increase the pressure of the blood flowing through the lungs. The right ventricle tries to push blood through the diseased and usually scarred lung via vessels called pulmonary arteries, but has trouble doing this because of the scarring, resulting in increased pressure in the artery and therefore the right ventricle. The right ventricle compensates by getting bigger, and ultimately stops working so well.
That would depend on the particular patient involved.