Cor pulmonale in asthma.
The development of right ventricular failure due to pulmonary hypertension is a common complication of severe chronic bronchitis and emphysema (Renzetti et al. 1976) but is rare in bronchial asthma (Clark 1977). We report a 20-year-old extrinsic asthmatic with persistent hypoxaemia and carbon dioxide retention, secondary polycythaemia and cor pulmonale and describe his further investigation.
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D012890:Sleep