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Abstract
Cor pulmonale is a specific cardiovascular disorder secondary to chronic pulmonary disease in which there is hypoxemia, chronic carbon dioxide retention, polycythemia and right ventricular hypertrophy and failure. Aids to diagnosis are x-rays of the thorax, electrocardiograms, pulmonary function tests, and Astrup determinations. Data are presented on 52 patients with cor pulmonale.