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  • The role of coronary artery disease in heart attack
    cardiovascular disease
    / Pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale)

    …high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery. Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin) may be evident, indicating that the arterial blood is not saturated with oxygen. In patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema, the lack of oxygen contributes to pulmonary hypertension. The manifestations of heart failure are present—particularly where there…

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    …high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery. Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin) may be evident, indicating that the arterial blood is not saturated with oxygen. In patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema, the lack of oxygen contributes to pulmonary hypertension. The manifestations of heart failure are present—particularly where there…

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