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CASTELLANOS-GUTIERREZ, María Ángela; MAESTRE-SERRANO, Ronald  e  SANTIAGO-HENRIQUEZ, Ernesto. Pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis: Cor pulmonale. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.2, pp.129-131.  Epub 20-Maio-2020. ISSN 0121-8123.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2018.03.002.

Cor pulmonale is the right ventricular dysfunction that results from pulmonary hypertension secondary to alterations of the pulmonary structure and/or function, by various aetiologies, mainly those that affect the parenchyma and pulmonary vasculature. The case is presented of a 62-year-old woman with right ventricular dysfunction secondary to parenchymal and functional pulmonary alterations, as a result of systemic autoimmune disease.

Palavras-chave : Rheumatoid arthritis; Dyspnea; Pulmonary heart disease.

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