Cor pulmonale Pulmonary heart disease

• Facts:
  RIght sided heart failure most commonly due to pulmonary disease
  MCC by COPD
• History / PE:
  Elevated JVP
  Hepatomegaly
  Lower extremity edema
  Ascites
  
• Diagnosis:
  Prominent right ventricle and pulmonary artery (CXR)
• Associated With:
  Primary pulmonary hypertension
  Repeated episodes of pulmonary embolisms
  Kyphoscoliosis