Talk:Pulmonary heart disease/Archive 1

Right Heart Failure v. Cor Pulmonale[edit]

Cor pulmonale, based on my textbook and a few others does not seem to be synonymous with right heart failure. In fact, this article seems to indicate that it is but a condition that leads to right-heart failure.

So, why does "right heart failure" lead here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.119.156 (talk) 08:33, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cor pulmonale is specifically Right heart failure caused by a pulmonary problem, not right heart failure in general. This also means that in the Causes list, back-pressure from Left heart failure is a cause of right heart failure, NOT a cause of cor pulmonale as it doesn't originate within the lungs.. (Tlj23 13:57, 27 December 2010 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlj23 (talk • contribs)

Dilation[edit]

I suspect that the "dilation" referred to in the sentence "Chronic cor pulmonale usually results in right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), whereas acute cor pulmonale usually results in dilation." means Vasodilation. True? --Ancheta Wis (talk) 20:51, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.35.165.111 (talk) 20:55, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This means dilation of the right ventricle, not vasodilation which is dilation of blood vessels.(Tlj23 13:58, 27 December 2010 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlj23 (talk • contribs)