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Investigations

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  • CXR: prominent pulmonary artery and right heart (atrium and ventricle)
  • ECG: p pulmonale, right axis deviation, right ventricular hypertrophy with 'strain pattern' (inverted T waves in V1-4)
  • FBC: polycythaemia
  • Right heart cath is gold standard for diagnosis and assessment of severity of pulmonary hypertension

Reference:

  • (1) Garrison DM, Pendela VS, Memon J. Cor Pulmonale. [Updated 2021 Aug 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430739/ (Accessed on 15 Aug 2022).

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