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Cor pulmonale

Known as: Doenca pulmonar cardiaca, Cor pulmonale/Rechtsherzbelastung, HEART DISEASE PULMONARY 
Hypertrophy and dilation of the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart that is caused by PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. This condition is often associated with… (More)

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Acute pulmonary heart diseaseChronic pulmonary heart diseasePulmonary HypertensionPulmonary artery stenosis

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Cardiovascular Diseases
Cystic FibrosisDesquamative interstitial pneumoniaFRONTOMETAPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA 1Heart failure
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1936-2018
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Cor pulmonale
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart failure
Lung diseases
radiotherapeutic
Cystic Fibrosis

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Right ventricular function and failure: report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute working group on cellular and molecular mechanisms of right heart failure.
Knowledge about the role of the right ventricle in health and disease historically has lagged behind that of the left ventricle… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cardiovascular mortality and long-term exposure to particulate air pollution: epidemiological evidence of general pathophysiological pathways of disease.
BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies have linked long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM) to broad cause-of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Sleep-disordered breathing and insulin resistance in middle-aged and overweight men.
Sleep-disordered breathing is a prevalent condition associated with impairment of daytime function and may predispose individuals… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Acute cor pulmonale in acute respiratory distress syndrome submitted to protective ventilation: incidence, clinical implications, and prognosis.
CONTEXT The incidence of acute cor pulmonale (ACP), a frequent and usually lethal complication of acute respiratory distress… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Acute cor pulmonale in massive pulmonary embolism: incidence, echocardiographic pattern, clinical implications and recovery rate
Objective: The indications for the use of thrombolytic agents in massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) remain controversial and it has… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Intracellular processing of endothelial nitric oxide synthase isoforms associated with differences in severity of cardiopulmonary diseases: cleavage of proteins with aspartate vs. glutamate at…
An endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphism in exon 7 (894 G/T) resulting in glutamate or aspartate, respectively… (More)
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1999
1999
Elevated plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels in chronic respiratory failure with cor pulmonale.
Elevated plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels have been described in patients with congestive heart failure and acute… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Outcomes following acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive lung disease. The SUPPORT investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments)
In order to describe the outcomes of patients hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities.
BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution and daily mortality rates. Population… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Echocardiographic criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy: the Framingham Heart Study.
Of 6,148 original cohort and offspring subjects of the Framingham Heart Study who underwent routine evaluation, a healthy group… (More)
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