A 72-year-old man with known COPD presents with progressive ankle swelling, abdominal fullness and elevated JVP. Echocardiography shows right ventricu...

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A 72-year-old man with known COPD presents with progressive ankle swelling, abdominal fullness and elevated JVP. Echocardiography shows right ventricular dilatation with preserved left ventricular function. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Cor pulmonale

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Left-sided heart failure

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Constrictive pericarditis

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Acute pulmonary embolism

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Cor pulmonale

A 72-year-old man with known COPD presents with progressive ankle swelling, abdominal fullness and elevated JVP. Echocardiography shows right ventricular dilatation with preserved left ventricular function. What is the most likely diagnosis?